Discussion Questions
Forever Free
Sargent Johnson
April 2016
Sargent Johnson, Forever Free, 1933; collection SFMOMA, gift of Mrs. E. D. Lederman; © Estate of Sargent Johnson; photo: Don Ross
- What words would you use to describe how the artist has portrayed African Americans in this work? Why did you choose those particular words?
- Do you think this work gives true or valuable insights into African American people, or is it a stereotyped view? What do you see that makes you say that?
- Does this work of art express an emotion? If yes, what emotion?
- How does this work reflect the time in which it was made?
- Assume the pose of the figure in this work. What adjectives would you use to describe how it feels to stand this way?
