What is the title of Archibald Motley Jr.'s painting completed in 1935?

What is the title of Archibald Motley Jr.'s painting completed in 1935?

• A. Saturday Night
• B. Chicago Night
• C. Paris Café
• D. Harlem Evening

Answer: (A)

The idea here is recognizing Archibald Motley Jr.’s Chicago nightlife paintings from the 1930s and knowing the exact title of the work completed in 1935. Saturday Night is the piece Motley completed in that year. It belongs to his vibrant Chicago nightlife series, where he shows African American revelers in stylish dress, dancing, and socializing in a club setting after dark. The title directly reflects the timing and scene—Saturday evening—matching the mid-1930s focus of his work and the energetic mood he conveys with bold colors and lively figures. Other titles describe different settings or moods—Paris Café, Harlem Evening, or a generic Chicago Night—each pointing to distinct scenes or periods and not the specific 1935 painting in Motley’s well-documented Chicago series.

The idea here is recognizing Archibald Motley Jr.’s Chicago nightlife paintings from the 1930s and knowing the exact title of the work completed in 1935. Saturday Night is the piece Motley completed in that year. It belongs to his vibrant Chicago nightlife series, where he shows African American revelers in stylish dress, dancing, and socializing in a club setting after dark. The title directly reflects the timing and scene—Saturday evening—matching the mid-1930s focus of his work and the energetic mood he conveys with bold colors and lively figures. Other titles describe different settings or moods—Paris Café, Harlem Evening, or a generic Chicago Night—each pointing to distinct scenes or periods and not the specific 1935 painting in Motley’s well-documented Chicago series.