Honoring Archibald Motley

Archibald John Motley, Jr. (October 7, 1891 – January 16, 1981), was an African American visual artist. He studied painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago during the 1910s and earned his degree in 1918. He is known for his colorful chronicling of the African-American experience during the 1920s and 1930s and is considered one of the major contributors to the Harlem Renaissance.