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Archibald John Motley, Jr. (October 7, 1891 – January 16, 1981), [1] was an American visual artist. Motley is most famous for his colorful chronicling of the African-American experience in Chicago during the 1920s and 1930s, and is considered one of the major contributors to the Harlem Renaissance, or the New Negro Movement, a time in which ...
Oct 2, 2015 · Archibald Motley (1891–1981) was one of the most important figures associated with the Harlem Renaissance and is best known as both a master colorist and a radical interpreter of urban culture. Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist is the first full-scale survey of his paintings in two decades.
May 7, 2024 · Archibald Motley (born October 7, 1891, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.—died January 16, 1981, Chicago, Illinois) was an American painter identified with the Harlem Renaissance and probably best known for his joyous depictions of Black social life and jazz culture in vibrant city scenes.
Painter Archibald Motley captured the complexities of black, urban America in his colorful street scenes and portraits.
Archibald John Motley, Jr. (October 7, 1891 – January 16, 1981), was an American visual artist. He studied painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago during the 1910s, graduating in 1918.
Feb 16, 2018 · With a survey that spanned 40 years, Archibald Motley introduced the artist’s canvases of riotous color to wider audiences and revealed his continued impact on art history. Archibald Motley included 42 works from each period of Motley’s lifelong career, from 1919 to 1960.
May 11, 2014 · Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist, the first retrospective of the American artist’s paintings in two decades, will originate at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University on January 30, 2014, starting a national tour.
