Archibald J. Motley, Jr., “Self-Portrait (Myself at Work)” (1933) oil on canvas, 57.125 x 45.25 in (Collection of Mara Motley, M.D., and Valerie Gerrard Browne) (courtesy the Chicago History Museum, ...
Axelrod was killed in a hit-and-run on the morning of Jan. 3. A Museum of Fine Arts curator reflects on the collector's ...
In a 1992 review of artist Archibald J. Motley, Jr.’s first major retrospective exhibition, New York Times art critic Michael Kimmelman acknowledged his struggles with understanding Motley’s approach ...
CHICAGO — An event at the Chicago Cultural Center brought together two strands of African-American culture in Chicago: the wide-ranging exhibition of paintings by Archibald Motley, and an hour of ...
*A 1920’s nightclub in Paris, where dark and light-skinned people are pressed together in a sexy sway. An exclusive ‘Bronzeville’ neighborhood with a night time glow, showing the bustling streets of a ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The papers of African American painter Archibald Motley consist of 71 items and date from 1925-1977. Found are photocopies of biographical ...
The Whitney presents the first full-scale survey in two decades of the paintings of Archibald Motley (1891–1981), who was one of the most important figures associated with the Harlem Renaissance and ...