Archibald Motley

Blues, 1929

Cafe, Paris, 1929

Tongues, 1929

Gettin' Religion, 1948

Biographical Information

• . Died on January 16, 1981, Chicago, IL 3. Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada 4. Education: School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1914–1918)
• Born on October 7, 1891, New Orleans, LA
• Died on January 16, 1981, Chicago, IL
• Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada
• Education: School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1914–1918)

History of the art

• What he pained was controversial because he painted only black people and very few white people
• It was controversial becuase of the time period he painted the pictures becase rasism was a big problme