Elliott Daingerfield sought to evoke the spiritual qualities of all his subjects, whether landscapes or figures. He was raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina. In 1880 he went to New York, where he studied briefly with the painter Walter Satterlee (1844-1908) and at the Art Students League. In 1884 he opened his own studio in the same building in which GEORGE INNESS maintained a studio. The art and philosophy of Daingerfield was deeply affected by the work of Inness.

Daingerfield spent most of his career in New York, summering at his home in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. In the mid1890s religious paintings replaced landscapes as his main interest. Official recognition was late in coming to Daingerfield; in 1902 he won the Clark Prize and was elected an associate member of the National Academy of Design, and he was elected academician in 1906. He traveled to Europe in 1897 and 1924; the Grand Canyon (a prominent theme in his art) in 1911, 1913, and 1915; and Carmel, California, in 1913. Because of poor health, he painted little after 1924. He published very sensitive interpretations of the art of George Inness, ALBERT PINKHAM RYDER, and RALPH ALBERT BLAKELOCK.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Archiv. Am. Art, Macbeth Gallery Papers § Charles H. Wilson, "The Painting of Elliott Daingerfield" Fine Arts Journal 24 (May 1911): 308-12 § Elliott Daingerfield, "Retrospect and Impression," International Studio 61 (March 1917): III-VI § New York, Grand Central Art Galleries, Memorial Exhibition of the Work of Elliott Daingerfield, 1934 § Charlotte, N.C., Mint Museum of Art, and Raleigh, North Carolina Museum of Art, Elliott DaingerJleld: Retrospective Exhibition, exh. cat., 1971, with text by Robert Hobbs, bibliography, chronology.