By :Alexus Zolliecoffer
PAINTER ! Archibald was an famous painter He started painting in Chicago ill
Important facts about his life :
-Archibald J. Motley, Jr. was born on October 7, 1891 in New Orleans. - Archibald J. Motley, Jr. was one of the first American painters who devoted his career primarily to African-American subject matter and one of the first successful black artists in this century. -In 1924, Motley married his high school sweetheart, a German-American named Edith Granzo. Important facts
Even in the very populated street scenes, Motley presented a variety of skin tones rather than limiting his palette to a single color for African Americans. Archibald Motley died January 16, 1981, in Chicago. Mr. Motley was a great man.