Sargent Johnson photographs of sculpture
name: label: Creator
content: Johnson, Sargent (1888-1967)
label: Names
content: Federal Art Project (Calif.)
topic: label: Occupation
content: Sculptors
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the arts -- California -- Photographs
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the public welfare -- California -- Photographs
label: Topic
content: Public sculpture -- California -- Photographs
label: Topic
content: Art and state -- California -- Photographs
label: Topic
content: African American artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The lender, Lewis Ferbrache, was an administrator of the Oakland Museum of Art and collected materials relating to federally funded art projects for AAA during its New Deal and the Arts project.
creator: label: Creator
content: Johnson, Sargent (1888-1967)
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Sargent Johnson (1888-1967) was an African American sculptor in northern California. He was one of the first African American artists working in California to gain national recognition, and exhibited in many Harmon Foundation exhibitions. In the late 1930s, Johnson worked for the Works Progress Administration Federal Arts Project.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel (3 items on partial microfilm reel)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1937
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.johnsarg
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel NDA 18 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to Lewis Ferbrache after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This microfilm collection consists of photographs of sculptures created by African American artist Sargent Johnson for the Federal Art Project.