Members Discovery Program – Sargent Claude Johnson

Preview this monumental exhibition before it opens to the public, at this private event for Members at the Supporting, Patron, and Benefactor levels. "Sargent Claude Johnson" will be the first exhibition devoted to the artist in over 25 years and features work in various media spanning his career, from the Harlem Renaissance through the Civil Rights Movement.

Enjoy an 8:30 a.m. continental breakfast, followed by a 9 a.m. introduction from exhibition curators, and a self-guided tour of the Mary Lou and George Boone Gallery.

Curatorial Speakers:

• Dennis Carr, Virginia Steele Scott Chief Curator of American Art
• Jacqueline Francis, PhD, Professor, History of Art and Visual Culture, California College of the Arts
• John P. Bowles, Associate Professor of African American Art, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Image: Sargent Claude Johnson, Organ Screen, 1933-34, gilded and painted redwood, 105 x 264 x 2 in. Photo: © 2014 Fredrik Nilsen. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.