Archibald John Motley Jr.
American, 1891 - 1981

Selected artwork
Gettin Religion
1948
Influenced by
- George Bellowseditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Eugène Delacroixeditorial inference
Evidence
The biography identifies Eugène Delacroix as an artistic influence on Archibald Motley. The inspiration concerns Motley's study of European works and the adaptation of Western pictorial conventions to Black subjects. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Frans Halseditorial inference
Evidence
The biography identifies Frans Hals as an artistic influence on Archibald Motley. The inspiration concerns Motley's study of European works and the adaptation of Western pictorial conventions to Black subjects. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Rembrandt van Rijneditorial inference
Evidence
The biography identifies Rembrandt as an artistic influence on Archibald Motley. The inspiration concerns Motley's study of European works and the adaptation of Western pictorial conventions to Black subjects. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
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- Art Institute of Chicago1 recorded work
- Museum of Modern Art1 recorded work
- National Gallery of Art1 recorded work
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