Sargent Claude Johnson

Sargent Claude Johnson ( born October 7, 1888 in Boston, Massachusetts, † October 10, 1967 in San Francisco, California ) was one of the first African - American artist who gained national recognition in the United States. He was known for abstract -figurative and early modern paintings, ceramics, prints, graphics, sculptures and cuts. For most of his life he was a member of the Communist Party.

Life

Sargent Johnson was the third of six children. Early orphaned, he was raised by his aunt, the sculptor May Howard Jackson. 1915, Sargent Johnson in the bay area of San Francisco, married Pearl Lawson and began studying at the AW Best School of Art From 1919 to 1923 he attended the California School of Fine Arts. He was influenced by the Harlem Renaissance.

From 1945 to 1965, Sargent Johnson undertook several trips to Oaxaca and southern Mexico, whose culture he worked in his works.