Archibald Motley

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Archibald Motley was an influential African American painter renowned for his vibrant depictions of Black urban life and culture in early 20th-century America.

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instanceOf African American artist
painter
person
awardReceived Guggenheim Fellowship
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1891-10-07
dateOfDeath 1981-01-16
educatedAt School of the Art Institute of Chicago
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Motley
fieldOfWork genre painting
painting
portrait painting
fullName Archibald Motley self-linksurface differs
surface form: Archibald John Motley Jr.
genre modernism
social realism
urban scene painting
givenName Archibald
hasWorkInCollection Art Institute of Chicago
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Smithsonian American Art Museum
influencedBy Chicago South Side nightlife
Harlem Renaissance
surface form: Harlem Renaissance culture
movement Chicago Black Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance
notableFor portrayals of African American culture in the early 20th century
vibrant depictions of Black urban life
notableWork Barbecue
Black Belt
Blues
Brown Girl After the Bath
Getting’ Religion
Mending Socks
Nightlife
Saturday Night
The Boys in the Back Room
The Liar
The Octoroon Girl
The Picnic
The Plotters
occupation painter
visual artist
placeOfBirth New Orleans
surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
sexOrGender male
subjectOf Archibald Motley self-linksurface differs
surface form: Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist
workLocation Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Harlem Renaissance notablePerson Archibald Motley
Archibald Motley fullName Archibald Motley self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Archibald John Motley Jr.
Archibald Motley subjectOf Archibald Motley self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist
Willard Motley hasRelative Archibald Motley
this entity surface form: Archibald J. Motley Sr.
Willard Motley hasRelative Archibald Motley
Motley usedBy Archibald Motley
Nightlife creator Archibald Motley
Mending Socks creator Archibald Motley
Mending Socks creatorName Archibald Motley
this entity surface form: Archibald John Motley Jr.
Mending Socks partOf Archibald Motley
this entity surface form: Archibald Motley oeuvre
Black Belt creator Archibald Motley
Black Belt creatorName Archibald Motley
this entity surface form: Archibald John Motley Jr.
Barbecue creator Archibald Motley
The Octoroon Girl creator Archibald Motley
The Octoroon Girl creatorFullName Archibald Motley
this entity surface form: Archibald John Motley Jr.
Brown Girl After the Bath creator Archibald Motley
The Picnic creator Archibald Motley
The Liar creator Archibald Motley
The Liar creatorName Archibald Motley
this entity surface form: Archibald John Motley Jr.
The Plotters creator Archibald Motley
The Boys in the Back Room creator Archibald Motley
Getting’ Religion creator Archibald Motley
Saturday Night creator Archibald Motley