Margaret Olrog Stoddart was a New Zealand artist best known for her depictions of flowers and landscapes.
Occupation
artist, painter
Citizenship
New Zealand
Born
October 3, 1865
Died
December 10, 1934
Overview
Margaret Olrog Stoddart (3 October 1865 – 10 December 1934) was a New Zealand artist.
Early life and education
Stoddart was born in Diamond Harbour, Canterbury, New Zealand in 1865, one of six children born to Mark Pringle Stoddart (1819-1885) and Anna Barbara (née Schjott). Her grandfather (Mark Stoddart's father) was Admiral Pringle Stoddart a famous British Royal Navy officer. Her uncle was the Scottish poet Thomas Tod Stoddart. The family moved back to Scotland in 1876, and Stoddart attended Edinburgh Ladies' College there. When she was 14 her family returned to New Zealand, moving to Fendalton in Christchurch.
When the Canterbury College School of Art (now known as the Ilam School of Fine Arts) opened in 1882, she enrolled, completing her studies in 1890. She was awarded the Second Grade Full Certificate. During this period she became a member of the Palette Club, an association of artists who were committed to working from nature.
