Richard Sargent Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
American, 1911-1978
Richard 'Dick' Sargent, one of The Saturday Evening Post’s most prolific illustrators, was a Midwesterner born in Moline, Illinois, on March 26, 1911. His early career in art began just after his graduation from Moline High School when he went to work for a local printing and engraving plant. While there, Sargent attended night classes at the Moline Illinois Art School, the foundation for his future career as an artist. Sargent then studied at the Corcoran School of Art, and in 1951, he completed his first cover for The Saturday Evening Post, “Truth About Santa,” for the December 15 Christmas issue. While Sargent’s popularity grew through the exposure he received with the Post, he also did illustration work for magazines such as Fortune, Woman’s Day, Photoplay, and American Magazine among others. Americans adored Sargent and his art for his ability to show relatable, pregnant scenes with open-ended conclusions that commented on the situational comedy of life. In the late 1960s he retired to the Andalusia region of Spain and died there in 1978.to
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Artist: Richard Sargent
Hunting His Tux for the Party, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Richard Sargent
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, March 31, 1962
The Post described, “At this point, the brave fel...
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1960s Richard Sargent Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Board
The Fat Lady Sings, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Richard Sargent
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, Dec. 16, 1961
The Post described, “Put That Old Gang of Mine in ...
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1960s Richard Sargent Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Board
Sleeping In, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Richard Sargent
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, June 19, 1954
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1950s Richard Sargent Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
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