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Archibald Motley

African American artist (1891-1981) · United States · Artists · Died at 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

Guggenheim Fellowship1929
William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among Negroes

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Arturo Alfonso SchomburgBoth received William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among NegroesWilliam H. JohnsonBoth received William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among NegroesCountee CullenBoth received William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among NegroesRobert Nathaniel DettBoth received William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among NegroesWalter WhiteBoth received William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among NegroesLaura Wheeler WaringBoth received William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among Negroes

About this person

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.

Country
United States
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1891 to 1981 · aged 89

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