Sargent Claude Johnson

Sargent Claude Johnson
Consuelo Kanaga, Sargent Johnson, 1934
Born
Sargent Claude Johnson

(1888-11-07)November 7, 1888
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedOctober 10, 1967(1967-10-10) (aged 78)
San Francisco, California
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainting, sculpture, ceramics
Movementleft

Sargent Claude Johnson (November 7, 1888 – October 10, 1967) was one of the first African-American artists working in California to achieve a national reputation.[1] He was known for Abstract Figurative and Early Modern styles. He was a painter, potter, ceramicist, printmaker, graphic artist, sculptor, and carver. He worked with a variety of media, including ceramics, clay, oil, stone, terra-cotta, watercolor, and wood.[2]

'Chester' 1931: portrait of an African-American boy, differs sharply from most portraits in its classic simplicity and the thoughtfulness of the subject. It appeared in the 1931 Harmon exhibition. (Terra-cotta, 10 7/8" H.) San Francisco Museum of Art[3]
  1. ^ SF MOMA Exhibition Archived 2007-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Ask Art
  3. ^ Bearden, Romare, and Harry Henderson. A History of African-American Artists From 1792 to the Present. 1st ed. N.p.: Pantheon, n.d. Print.