FIGURE 3 Archibald J

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TitleThe Octoroon Girl

Creator nameMotley, Archibald John, Jr.

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1925

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions38 x 30 1/4 in. (96.5 x 76.2 cm)

LocationUnknown

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsPortrait painting--20th centuryRace in artAfrican American artistsWomen, Black, in artRacially mixed people in artHarlem Renaissance

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PublisherYale University Press

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African Americans in Art: Selections from The Art Institute of Chicago

In 1978, at the age of eighty-six, the noted Chicago painter Archibald J. Motley, Jr., sat down to reflect on his successful career with Dennis Barrie of the Archives of American Art. Reminiscing about a wide range of topics, he continually returned to the issue of race...

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PublisherArt Institute of Chicago

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