Pomegranate 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle: Archibald Motley: Black Belt

Pomegranate 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle: Archibald Motley: Black Belt

Completed Puzzle Size: 63.5cm x 50.8cm
Box size: 25cm x 33cm x 4.76cm
Archibald J. Motley Jr. (American, 1891–1981)
Black Belt, 1934

Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood is alive with Jazz Age glam in Archibald Motley’s Black Belt. Motley sought social change through works that he hoped would speak across racial divides—depicting the diversity of black experiences, portraying intersecting social classes, and drawing from highly recognizable cinematic techniques. Through these, he painted modern American life.