Elliott Daingerfield (1859–1932) was an American artist who lived and worked in

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. He is considered one of North Carolina's most prolific artists.Johnson, Lucille Miller (1992). ''Hometown Heritage, Volume II'', p 2-3. Taylor Publishing Company; Dallas. Elliott, the son of a captain in the

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, was born in

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, and raised in Fayetteville,

.Eldredge, Charles C., and Tom Butler. 2004. ''Tales from the Easel: American Narrative Paintings from Southeastern Museums, circa 1800-1950''. Athens: University of Georgia Press. p. 106. . At 21, he moved to

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to study art and was apprenticed under

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in 1880. He became an instructor in Satterlee's

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class and studied at the Art Students' League. In 1884, Daingerfield left Satterlee and met

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. The works of Inness,

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, and

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"inspired his visionary style", according to the art historian Stephanie J. Fox. Daingerfield was also influenced by the European

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whose work he encountered during his time studying in Europe . In the late 1890s he achieved recognition for paintings of religious subjects, an example of which is his mural in the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin in New York City. In 1902, he was elected into the

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as an associate member; he became a full member in 1906. Daingerfield wrote a number of articles on art, including the essay "Nature versus Art" published in 1911 in ''

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''. He published a biography of George Inness in 1911, and a biography of

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in 1914. Daingerfield traveled to the American West in 1911 and 1913, and made seven paintings of the

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. He married twice. His first wife, Roberta Strange French, died during childbirth in 1891. His second wife, Anna Grainger (married 1895), bore two daughters named Gwendoline and Marjorie. Elliott Daingerfield died in 1932 and is buried in

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at Fayetteville. In 1971, the

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displayed 200 of Daingerfield's paintings; the museum owns "Grand Canyon" and "Evening Glow." Heritage Square in Fayetteville exhibits Daingerfield's teenage home. The Sandford House showcases the South Parlor as "The Daingerfield Room"''The Woman's Club of Fayetteville NC, Inc. Yearbook 2007-2008'', "The Sandford House" by Mary Stewart Gillis, Club Historian and displays Daingerfield's painting "Angel of Beauty." His first home, Edgewood Cottage, still stands as a tribute. The second is a private residence. His third summer home and studio

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was listed on the

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in 1979.

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Image:Daingerfield-elliot-spirit-of-the-night.jpg, "Spirit of the Night" Image:Daingerfield-elliot-grand-canyon-moonlight.jpg, "Grand Canyon, Moonlight" Image:Dangerfield-elliot-leda-and-the-swan.jpg, "Leda and the Swan" Image:Daingerfield-elliot-madonna-and-child-1914.jpg, "Madonna and Child" c.1914 Image:Daingerfield-elliot-the-forest-pool-1915.jpg, "The Forest Pool" c.1915 File:Brooklyn Museum - Midnight Moon - Elliott Daingerfield - overall.jpg, "Midnight Moon"

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