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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
Sargent Johnson - Artist Info
About Sargent Johnson: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (9)
All MuseumsCalifornia African American Museum
Exposition Park
600 State Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90037Denver Art Museum
100 West 14th Avenue Parkway
Denver, CO 80204Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, FAMSF
50 Hagiwara
Tea Garden Drive-Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA 94118Howard University Gallery of Art
Howard University
2455 6th Street
Washington, DC 20059Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, CA 94607San Diego Museum of Art
Balboa Park, 1450 el Prado
Po 122107
San Diego, CA 92101San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SFMOMA
151 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94103University of Michigan Museum of Art, UMMA
525 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1354