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The Octoroon Girl

painting by Motley

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  • Archibald Motley
    In Archibald Motley: Career

    …same year for his painting The Octoroon Girl (1925), he received the Harmon Foundation gold medal in fine arts, which included a \$400 award. (The Harmon Foundation was established in 1922 by white real-estate developer William E. Harmon and was one of the first to recognize African American achievements, particularly…

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