Profile °26 – JOHN NOEL SMITHessay by Medb Ruane; intro and interview by Aidan Dunne ISBN 978 0946641 925 144 pages (hardback) 22. 5x22. 5cm 116 illus new hardback format, with much larger pagination This book is a retrospective look at the work of the abstract painter John Noel Smith. It features and in depth essay and extensive interview with the artist. EXTRACTS "John Noel Smith is a brilliant painter. There are few people of whom one can say that with any level of certainty.