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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
The conversation took place late at night early into this new year inside a tavern that has existed for decades and was once a lively meeting place for all sorts of creative types. This conversation ...
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 ...
With the holiday season nearly upon us, entertaining may be on the brain—which parties we’ll go to, what we’ll host, how we’ll make the most of each, or how we’ll just get through them. But no matter ...
Archie Motley, 67, of Evanston, Nov. 11, 2002, loving husband of Valerie Gerrard Browne; loving father of Mara; dear son of the late Archibald Motley Jr. and the late Edith Granzo Motley. Memorial ...