Links for students provided. This month we reviewed artists from the Harlem Renaissance, like Lois Maillou Jones, Jacob Lawrence, Aaron Douglas, Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, Augusta Savage, Archibald Motley and William H. Johnson.
For students who will continue their Harlem Renaissance studies I've included a list of all the posts from this month and a link to more blog posts about this art topic.
Archibald Motley painted detailed scenes of black night life in America during the 1930s and on. Many of his scenes are full of black people in both public spaces and intimate spaces. Check out a few of his artworks below.
I think I’ve fallen in love with this art piece. Excerpt from Nasher, Motley was 70 years old when he painted the oil on canvas, Hot Rhythm, in 1961. This painting explores one of Motley’s favorite subjects, the jazz age. The artist loved to walk the streets of Bronzeville, a once-thriving neighborhood in Chicago’s South…
Read more Chorus Lines, Rhythm & Blues: Artist Archibald J. Motley Jr.
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