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Archibald Motley

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African American artist (1891-1981)

United StatesArtistsLived 1891 to 1981 · aged 89
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Archibald John Motley Jr., was an American visual artist. Motley is most famous for his colorful chronicling of the African-American experience in Chicago during the 1920s through 1940s, and is considered one of the major contributors to the Harlem Renaissance or New Negro Movement, a time in which African-American...

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Archibald Motley, Self-PortraitArchibald Motley, Self-PortraitNARA black-and-white photograph of "Getting Religion" painting by Motley (original painting in color)NARA black-and-white photograph of "Getting Religion" painting by Motley (original painting in color)Nightlife (1943), oil on canvasNightlife (1943), oil on canvasBlues (1929), oil on canvasBlues (1929), oil on canvasNARA black-and-white photograph of "Black Belt," painting by Motley (original painting in color)NARA black-and-white photograph of "Black Belt," painting by Motley (original painting in color)

Awards 2

1929Guggenheim Fellowship
William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among Negroes

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Arturo Alfonso SchomburgAlso won William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among NegroesWilliam H. JohnsonAlso won William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among NegroesCountee CullenAlso won William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among NegroesRobert Nathaniel DettAlso won William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among NegroesWalter WhiteAlso won William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among NegroesLaura Wheeler WaringAlso won William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among Negroes

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Archibald John Motley Jr., was an American visual artist. Motley is most famous for his colorful chronicling of the African-American experience in Chicago during the 1920s through 1940s, and is considered one of the major contributors to the Harlem Renaissance or New Negro Movement, a time in which African-American art reached new heights not just in New York but across America - its local expression is referred to as the Chicago Black Renaissance. Born in New Orleans and raised in Chicago, Motley studied painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago during the 1910s, graduating in 1918.

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United States
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Artist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1891 to 1981 · aged 89
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