Dance in Art

Nightlife

Archibald John Motley Jr. (American, 1891–1981)

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Collection:

Arts of the Americas

Source:

aic

Rights:

AIC — rights reserved

Nightlife, by Archibald John Motley Jr. (American, 1891–1981), is a public-domain oil on canvas in the LODance gallery of dance in art. It's one of thousands of historic images tracing how dancing has been seen and celebrated across the centuries.