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SARGENT JOHNSON WOODBLOCK PRINT
SARGENT JOHNSON WOODBLOCK PRINT
HERE IS A WOODBLOCK PRINT BY BLACK CALIFORNIA ARTIST SARGENT JOHNSON, DONE IN 1931. SARGENT CLAUDE JOHNSON (1888-1967) IS A WELL-LISTED ARTIST IN HUGHES BOOK ON CALIFORNIA ARTISTS AS WELL IN DAVENPORTS ART REFERENCE GUIDE. HIS WORKS ARE HELD BY THE OAKLAND, SAN DIEGO, AND SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUMS OF ART. TRAINED AS A SCULPTOR UNDER STACKPOLE AND BUFANO, HIS FIRST RECOGNITION CAME IN 1925 AT A LOCAL EXHIBITION AND, IN THAT YEAR, BEGAN SHOWING WITH THE HARMON FOUNDTION OF NEW YORK ( AN ORGANIZATION FOUNDED TO CONSIDER THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND OBTAIN RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING BLACK AMERICANS) JOHNSON BOTH EXHIBITED AND PROVIDED STATUARY FOR TREASURE ISLAND DURING THE WORLDS FAIR IN 1939. DIMENSIONS OF THE IMAGE ARE 1 3/8 BY 2 INCHES. PAPER IS 4 BY 5 3/8 GLUED JUST AT THE TOP TO A PIECE OF CARDBOARD. CONDITION IS EXCELLANT AND THE NAME AND DATE ARE PRINTED IN PENCIL.
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