Noel Daggett (1925-2005) American, Oil on Board. Titled "The Story of Sand", Signed in the lower right, 1973. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Noel Daggett early became known for his neo-impressionist quadrille paintings likened to mosaic compositions or lattice work. Later he did more traditional style paintings of western genre and landscape. During World War II, he was a Merchant Marine in the South Pacific and then took odd jobs in California including truck driver and fender repair man. In 1953, he was drafted into the Korean War and then was in military service in Germany doing illustration for Army bulletins. After discharge, he remained three years in Heidelberg as a civilian illustrator. In 1958, he decided to become a professional illustrator and studied advertising in Los Angeles at the Art Center School. However, after one year, he switched to fine art, and after six semesters went to New York where he won a scholarship to the New School and studied with Raphael Soyer. He also had a one-man show in Paris at the Galerie Ror Volmar in 1962. His paintings come from a variety of sources from landscapes to figures, and he has also done mural decorations including for the New York restaurant Henry IV. In his later years, he established a studio in Tucson, Arizona from where he traveled extensively throughout the country. Covered bridges were one of the themes of his landscape paintings. Overall size: 21 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. Sight size: 15 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.