Archibald John Motley, Jr. "Gettin' Religion' Postcard

$3.00 at Whitney Museum of American Art.

Visual description: Gettin' Religion by Archibald Motley, Jr. is a horizontal oil painting on canvas, measuring about 3 feet wide by 2.5 feet high. The work has a vividly blue, dark palette and depicts a crowded, lively night scene with many figures of varied skin tones walking, standing, proselytizing, playing music, and conversing. The appearance of the paint on the surface is smooth and glossy. In the background of the work, three buildings appear in front of a starry night sky: a market storefront…