Frank Barrington Craig

Place: Hampstead

Born: 1902

Death: 1951

Biography:

Early Life and Education

, also known as Barry Craig, was a British painter of portraits and landscapes, born on March 2, 1902, in Hampstead, north London. He came from a family of artists, with his father being the artist Frank Craig. Craig was educated at Rugby School and later studied at the Slade School of Art between 1919 and 1924.

Career Highlights

Craig's artistic career took him to South Africa, where he worked as a professor of painting at the Michaelis School of Fine Art in Cape Town from 1926 to 1933. Upon returning to Britain, he taught at Saint Martin's School of Art in London until 1950. During World War II, Craig undertook camouflage work for the British Government and was commissioned by the War Artists Advisory Committee (WAAC) to paint portraits of a fire-guarding team based in Weston-Super-Mare.

Artistic Style and Exhibitions

Craig often painted landscapes in Provence and Brittany, with an example held in the UK Government Art Collection. He exhibited regularly with the New English Art Club from 1946 and had exhibitions at the Goupil Gallery and the Cooling Galleries. Craig's work was also showcased at the Royal Academy.

Legacy

Craig died in Chelsea on February 4, 1951. A retrospective exhibition of his work was held in 1987 at the New Art Centre. Today, you can explore Craig's artwork and other British painters on Wikioo.org, which offers a wide range of art pieces, including museum reproductions and paintings from photos.

• View Frank Barrington Craig's artworks on Wikioo.org
• Discover more about British art at the Somerville College collection on Wikioo.org
• Learn about other artists, such as Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson, on Wikioo.org

Explore the UK Government Art Collection and other British art collections on Wikioo.org.