Friend Preview for Archibald Motley:
Jazz Age Modernist
Wed, Sept 30, 2015
12–5 pm
Archibald J. Motley Jr., Gettin’ Religion, 1948. Oil on canvas, 40 × 48.375 in. (101.6 × 122.9 cm). Collection of Mara Motley, MD, and Valerie Gerrard Browne. Image courtesy Chicago History Museum, Chicago, Illinois © Valerie Gerrard Browne
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Painter Archibald Motley (1891–1981) is celebrated for his dynamic depictions of modern life in his home town, Chicago, as well as Jazz Age Paris and Mexico. Enjoy a preview of the new exhibition Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist, the most extensive survey of this important Harlem Renaissance artist’s painting to date.
Wednesday and Thursday, September 30 and October 1
12 pm–5 pm
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