Adam Purple

Adam Purple
Adam Purple tending his Urban Garden in 1984
Adam Purple tending his Urban Garden in 1984
Born
David Lloyd Wilkie

(1930-11-10)November 10, 1930
Independence, Missouri, U.S.
DiedSeptember 14, 2015(2015-09-14) (aged 84)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationActivist

David Lloyd Wilkie[1][2] (November 10, 1930 – September 14, 2015), known as Adam Purple, was an American activist, urban Edenist or "Guerrilla Gardener", and convicted sex offender famous in New York City for his "Garden of Eden". He went by many other names,[3][4] including "Rev. Les Ego".[5]

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  3. ^ Copage, Eric V. (August 15, 1999). "Mr. Natural Goes Electric". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
  4. ^ "New York Magazine". Newyorkmetro.com. New York Media, LLC: 33. 1991-01-14. ISSN 0028-7369. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
  5. ^ "The New Yorker, February 4, 1991, p. 25". archives.newyorker.com. Retrieved 2015-03-24.