frank barrington craig, 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.
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 AllPaintingsStore.com, which offers a wide range of art pieces, including museum reproductions and paintings from photos.
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