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Archibald Motley, The Painter Who Captured Black America in the Jazz Age and Beyond

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The artist Archibald Motley captured both the high times and cultural vibrancy of the Jazz Age, as well as graver themes of racism and injustice.

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Courtesy Whitney Museum of American Art

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