Margaret Holland Sargent
Encyclopedia
Margaret Holland Sargent also known as Meg Sargent (born December 30, 1927 in Hollywood, California) is a portrait artist
based in Los Angeles, California
. She has painted over three hundred oil portraits, including portraits of Tennessee Williams
, Gerald Ford
, Jimmy Carter
and Margaret Thatcher
.
Sargent has frequently painted portraits of officers from the U.S. military, such as Alexander Haig
and James Stockdale
.
in the 1970s at the Art Students League of New York
.
Portrait painting
Portrait painting is a genre in painting, where the intent is to depict the visual appearance of the subject. Beside human beings, animals, pets and even inanimate objects can be chosen as the subject for a portrait...
based in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. She has painted over three hundred oil portraits, including portraits of Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams
Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III was an American writer who worked principally as a playwright in the American theater. He also wrote short stories, novels, poetry, essays, screenplays and a volume of memoirs...
, Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...
, Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
and Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
.
Sargent has frequently painted portraits of officers from the U.S. military, such as Alexander Haig
Alexander Haig
Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr. was a United States Army general who served as the United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and White House Chief of Staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford...
and James Stockdale
James Stockdale
Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale was one of the most highly decorated officers in the history of the United States Navy.Stockdale led aerial attacks from the carrier during the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Incident...
.
Background
Sargent studied oil portraiture with Herbert Elmer Abrams in the 1960s and John Howard SandenJohn Howard Sanden
John Howard Sanden is an American portrait artist. He was the Art Director for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association c.a. 1955-1970. He founded the Portrait Institute. Sanden was an instructor at The Art Students League of New York.In 2007, he had studios in Carnegie Hall, New York City and...
in the 1970s at the Art Students League of New York
Art Students League of New York
The Art Students League of New York is an art school located on West 57th Street in New York City. The League has historically been known for its broad appeal to both amateurs and professional artists, and has maintained for over 130 years a tradition of offering reasonably priced classes on a...
.
Professional organizations
- American Portrait Society
- Council of Leading American Portrait Painters
- Painters Club of New York
- The American Society of Portrait Artists