Frank Barrington Craig

Frank Barrington Craig (1902-1951), also known as Barry Craig was a British painter of portraits and landscapes and also an art teacher.

Biography

Craig was born in Hampstead in north London into a family of artists. His father was the artist Frank Craig and, in due course, his own son, Adam, would become a painter. Craig studied at the Slade School of Art between 1919 and 1924. His fellow students included Rodney Joseph Burn, Walter Thomas Monnington and Mary Potter.[1] Craig moved to South Africa and worked as professor of painting at the Michaelis School of Fine Art in Cape Town from 1926 to 1933.[1] Upon returning to Britain Craig taught at Saint Martin's School of Art in London until 1950.

During the Second World War, Craig undertook camouflage work for the British Government. He also had one painting, on a camouflage subject, purchased by the War Artists Advisory Committee, WAAC, in June 1943 and he was subsequently commissioned to paint portraits of a fire-guarding team based in Weston-Super-Mare by WWAC.[2][3] From 1946, Craig exhibited regularly with the New English Art Club, at the Royal Academy and had exhibitions at the Goupil Gallery and the Cooling Galleries.[1] Craig often painted landscapes in Provence and Brittany, and an example of the former is held in the UK Government Art Collection.[4] Craig died in Chelsea and a retrospective exhibition of his work was held in 1987 at the New Art Centre.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 David Buckman (1998). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 95326 095 X.
  2. ↑ "Camouflage Screens at a Cheshire Factory". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Correspondence with artists:Barry Craig". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Cassis by Frank Barrington Craig". UK Government Art Collection. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
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