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1888 Boston, Massachusetts - 1967 San Francisco, California. Known for: Mod figure, sculptor, graphics, mural.
Sargent Johnson, African-American and Indian painter and sculptor, was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His father, Anderson, was Swedish and his mother Lizzie Jackson, was Cherokee and Negro. The... Read full biography
Sargent Johnson, African-American and Indian painter and sculptor, was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His father, Anderson, was Swedish and his mother Lizzie Jackson, was Cherokee and Negro. The marriage was stormy due to racial problems and illness. There were six children, Sargent being the third... Read full biography
Sargent Johnson, African-American and Indian painter and sculptor, was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His father, Anderson, was Swedish and his mother Lizzie Jackson, was Cherokee and Negro. The marriage was stormy due to racial problems and illness. There were six children, Sargent being the third child. Some of the Johnson children, due to color or appearance, were accepted as Indians or Caucasians, and lived their lives as such. He, however, chose to live as a Black throughout his life. The... Read full biography
Sargent Johnson, African-American and Indian painter and sculptor, was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His father, Anderson, was Swedish and his mother Lizzie Jackson, was Cherokee and Negro. The marriage was stormy due to racial problems and illness. There were six children, Sargent being the third child. Some of the Johnson children, due to color or appearance, were accepted as Indians or Caucasians, and lived their lives as such. He, however, chose to live as a Black throughout his life. The children were orphaned at an early age, the father passing away in 1897, and the mother dying of tuberculosis in 1902. In the early years, the children lived with an uncle, Sherman William Jackson, who. became principal of the M Street High School,... Read full biography
Sargent Johnson, African-American and Indian painter and sculptor, was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His father, Anderson, was Swedish and his mother Lizzie Jackson, was Cherokee and Negro. The marriage was stormy due to racial problems and illness. There were six children, Sargent being the third child. Some of the Johnson children, due to color or appearance, were accepted as Indians or Caucasians, and lived their lives as such. He, however, chose to live as a Black throughout his life. The children were orphaned at an early age, the father passing away in 1897, and the mother dying of tuberculosis in 1902. In the early years, the children lived with an uncle, Sherman William Jackson, who. became principal of the M Street High School, and his wife, the famous Black sculptress, May Howard Jackson. Mrs. Jackson maintained a studio in Washington, D.C., and specialized i... Read full biography
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Keywords (49)
Art Method
- •Direct Carver, Hand Carving
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
- •Wood Carving and/or Engraving
Art Media
- •Art Pottery
- •Bronze
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Ceramics
- •Charcoal
- •Clay, Earthenware Vessels
- •Copper, Coppersmithing
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Stone and/or Limestone
- •Stoneware, Stone, Stonecut, Sandstone
- •Terracotta, Terra Cotta
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface
Art Style
- •Abstract Figurative, Human Figure
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Hand-Crafted Objects
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Portrait Bust Sculpture
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Mexico and/or Central America
Art Association
- •San Francisco Art Association-
Art Teacher
- •Ralph Stackpole
Art School
- •California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Evans-Tibbs Collections
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •LIFE Magazine Featured Artist
- •Mural Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939, 1940
Exhibition of Art Association
- •San Francisco Art Association
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Harmon Foundation, Harlem
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
Exhibition of Special Group
- •American Negro Exposition, Chicago 1940