Biografie von Mary Sargent FLORENCE (1857-1954)

Birth place: London.

Addresses: Nutley, NJ, 1890s; London, England/Harlow-on-Thames, Buckinghamshire, England, 1910s

Profession: Painter, muralist, illustrator, craftsperson

Studied: Slade Sch., with Legros, Paris; with Merson, Paris

Exhibited: NAD, 1891 (prize), 1892;PAFA Ann., 1898; series of cartoons, Pan-Pacific Expo, San Francisco, 1915 (medal)

Member: Arts & Crafts Soc.; NY Women's AC.

Work: Tate Gal., London

Comments: Born Mary Sargant, married American musician Henry Smith Florence. Her name appears as Sargant (at times mispelled as Sargent); Sargant-Florence; and Florence.

Sources: WW10; WW15 (as Mrs. Sargent Florence); Petteys, Dictionary of Women Artists; BÈnÈzit; Falk, Exh. Record Series.