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I have found that try as I will, I cannot escape the nemesis of my color. I believe, deep in my heart, that the dark tinge of my skin is the thing that has been my making. For you see, I have had to work 100 percent harder to realize my ambition.

Archibald Motley

Archibald Motley

Archibald Motley

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Born: October 7, 1891

Died: January 16, 1981 (aged 89)

Bio: Archibald John Motley, Junior was an African-American visual artist. He studied painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago during the 1910s, graduating in 1918.

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