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{{Infobox person
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| name = Margaret Holland Sargent
| name = Margaret Holland Sargent
| image = MargaretHollandSargent.jpg
| image = MargaretHollandSargent.jpg
| caption = Margaret Holland Sargent with [[Bill Gates]] and [[William H. Gates, Sr.]]
| caption = Margaret Holland Sargent with [[Bill Gates]] and [[William H. Gates, Sr.]] in front of Holland's painting of [[Mary Maxwell Gates]].
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1927|12|30}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1927|12|30}}
| birth_place = [[Hollywood, California]]
| birth_place = [[Hollywood, California]]
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| occupation = [[portrait painting|portrait artist]]
| occupation = [[portrait painting|portrait artist]]
| years_active = 1958-present
| years_active = 1958-present
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'''Margaret Holland Sargent''' also known as '''Meg Sargent ''' (born December 30, 1927 in [[Hollywood, California]]) is a [[portrait painting|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]].<ref>[http://www.allbusiness.com/services/museums-art-galleries-botanical-zoological/4354889-1.html June 7, 2005 American Artist article on Margaret Holland Sargent]</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = The Business of Portrait Painting|last = Price|first = Linda S|date = 2000|work = American Artist|issue = 694|volume = 64|page = 50}}</ref>
'''Margaret Holland Sargent''' also known as '''Meg Sargent ''' (born December 30, 1927 in [[Hollywood, California]]) is a [[portrait painting|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]].<ref>[http://www.allbusiness.com/services/museums-art-galleries-botanical-zoological/4354889-1.html June 7, 2005 American Artist article on Margaret Holland Sargent]</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = The Business of Portrait Painting|last = Price|first = Linda S|date = 2000|work = American Artist|issue = 694|volume = 64|page = 50}}</ref>
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Sargent is a skilled businesswoman who has promoted herself throughout her career, employing portfolios, flyers, a website and print advertisements.<ref name=":0" /> She has used computers and digital cameras in her work since 1997.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Forst|first=Elizabeth|date=November 2005|title=Painting in the Digital Age|journal=American Artist|volume=69|issue=759|pages=16–27}}</ref>
Sargent is a skilled businesswoman who has promoted herself throughout her career, employing portfolios, flyers, a website and print advertisements.<ref name=":0" /> She has used computers and digital cameras in her work since 1997.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Forst|first=Elizabeth|date=November 2005|title=Painting in the Digital Age|journal=American Artist|volume=69|issue=759|pages=16–27}}</ref>


Sargent has frequently painted portraits of officers from the U.S. military, such as [[Alexander Haig]], [[James Stockdale]]<ref>[http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/biography.aspx?artist=116120 Biography from AskART Archives]</ref> and the first female chaplain in the armed forces, [[Dianna Pohlman Bell]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Rohlk|first=Lori|date=February 2000|title=Bold Strokes|journal=Working Woman|volume=25|issue=2|page=17}}</ref> She is known for painting many of the first women officers in the United States military.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/american-women-artists-in-wartime-1776-2010/oclc/707825583&referer=brief_results|title=American women artists in wartime, 1776-2010|last1=Calvin|first1=Paula E|last2=Deacon|first2=Deborah A|date=2011-01-01|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786449873|location=Jefferson, N.C.|page=138|oclc=707825583|language=en}}</ref>
Sargent has frequently painted portraits of officers from the U.S. military, such as [[Alexander Haig]], [[James Stockdale]]<ref>[http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/biography.aspx?artist=116120 Biography from AskART Archives]</ref> and the first female chaplain in the armed forces, [[Dianna Pohlman Bell]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Rohlk|first=Lori|date=February 2000|title=Bold Strokes|journal=Working Woman|volume=25|issue=2|page=17}}</ref> She is known for painting many of the first women officers in the United States military.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/american-women-artists-in-wartime-1776-2010/oclc/707825583&referer=brief_results|title=American women artists in wartime, 1776-2010|last1=Calvin|first1=Paula E|last2=Deacon|first2=Deborah A|date=2011-01-01|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786449873|location=Jefferson, N.C.|page=138|oclc=707825583|language=en}}</ref> She painted Mary Maxwell Gates' portrait for


Sargent was the first female member of the [[Salmagundi Club]], the American Portrait Society, and the Council of Leading American Portrait Painters.<ref name=":1" />
Sargent was the first female member of the [[Salmagundi Club]], the American Portrait Society, and the Council of Leading American Portrait Painters.<ref name=":1" />

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Margaret Holland Sargent
Margaret Holland Sargent with Bill Gates and William H. Gates, Sr. in front of Holland's painting of Mary Maxwell Gates.
Born (1927-12-30) December 30, 1927 (age 96)
Hollywood, California
Occupationportrait artist
Years active1958-present

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.[1][2]

Background

Sargent's father, Cecil Holland, was a character actor and theatrical makeup man. He has been cited as influential on her career.[3] Sargent traveled extensively as an adult with her husband, a career military officer.

Sargent studied oil portraiture with Herbert Elmer Abrams in the 1960s and John Howard Sanden in the 1970s at the Art Students League of New York. She attended University of California at Los Angeles and is a member of Kappa Delta sorority.[2] She first painted in a spare bedroom of her home, eventually developing a freestanding studio on her property.

Career

Sargent is a skilled businesswoman who has promoted herself throughout her career, employing portfolios, flyers, a website and print advertisements.[2] She has used computers and digital cameras in her work since 1997.[4]

Sargent has frequently painted portraits of officers from the U.S. military, such as Alexander Haig, James Stockdale[5] and the first female chaplain in the armed forces, Dianna Pohlman Bell.[6] She is known for painting many of the first women officers in the United States military.[7] She painted Mary Maxwell Gates' portrait for

Sargent was the first female member of the Salmagundi Club, the American Portrait Society, and the Council of Leading American Portrait Painters.[7]

Throughout her painting career, Sargent has acted in movies, television, and commercials.[7][8]

Professional organizations

  • American Portrait Society
  • The American Society of Portrait Artists
  • Council of Leading American Portrait Painters
  • Painters Club of New York
  • Salmagundi Club

References

  1. ^ June 7, 2005 American Artist article on Margaret Holland Sargent
  2. ^ a b c Price, Linda S (2000). "The Business of Portrait Painting". American Artist. Vol. 64, no. 694. p. 50.
  3. ^ Lovoos, Janice (1983). "Margaret Holland Sargent". American Artist. Vol. 47, no. 489. pp. 46–94.
  4. ^ Forst, Elizabeth (November 2005). "Painting in the Digital Age". American Artist. 69 (759): 16–27.
  5. ^ Biography from AskART Archives
  6. ^ Rohlk, Lori (February 2000). "Bold Strokes". Working Woman. 25 (2): 17.
  7. ^ a b c Calvin, Paula E; Deacon, Deborah A (2011-01-01). American women artists in wartime, 1776-2010. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 138. ISBN 9780786449873. OCLC 707825583.
  8. ^ "Portraits Go West!". InternationalArtist.com (73): 28. June–July 2010.
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