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Archibald Motley : Casey & Mae in the Street

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Archibald Motley : Casey & Mae in the Street
Artist: Archibald MotleyTitle: Casey & Mae in the StreetMedium: Print * Image Size: 20 1/4 x 25 1/2 inches.Paper Size: 23 1/2 x 26 5/8 inches.Biography * The writers of the Harlem Renaissance had a Chicago counterpart in the visual arts, Archibald Motley, Jr. His paintings from the height of his career in the 1920s and 1930s pulse with the rhythms of African-American urban life, and with him African-American art might be said to have reached a new maturity. Motley did not paint with a moral or a certain philosophical angle in mind. Instead he depicted black people of many types, black culture in various manifestations. He was also a pioneer among African Americans in exploring African themes and subject matter. * * Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/archibald-motley#ixzz1maiETJQs *