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Interviewee:
Motley, Archibald John, 1891-1981  Search this
Interviewer:
Barrie, Dennis  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Illinois
Physical Description:
61 Pages, Transcript
General Note:
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hrs., 17 min.
Access Note / Rights:
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
Summary:
An interview of Archibald Motley conducted 1978 Jan. 23-1979 Mar. 1, by Dennis Barrie, for the Archives of American Art.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Archibald Motley, 1978 Jan. 23-1979 Mar. 1. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
Transcript available online.
Funding:
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
Biography Note:
Archibald John Motley (1891-1981) was a painter from Chicago, Ill.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
These interviews are part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
African American artists  Search this
Theme:
African American  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)11466
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212913
AAA_collcode_motley78
Theme:
African American
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212913