Frank Barrington Craig (2 March 1902 – 4 February 1951), also known as Barry Craig, was a British painter of portraits and landscapes and also an art teacher.

Biography

Craig was born in

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in north London into a family of artists. He was educated at

Rugby School Rugby School is a Public school (United Kingdom), private boarding school for pupils aged 13–18, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire in England. Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independ ...

. 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 The UCL Slade School of Fine Art (informally The Slade) is the art school of University College London (UCL) and is based in London, England. It has been ranked as the UK's top art and design educational institution. The school is organised as ...

between 1919 and 1924. His fellow students included

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and

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. Craig moved to South Africa and worked as professor of painting at the

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in Cape Town from 1926 to 1933. Upon returning to Britain, Craig taught at

Saint Martin's School of Art Saint Martin's School of Art was an art school, art college in London, England. It offered foundation and degree level courses. It was established in 1854, initially under the aegis of the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Saint Martin's beca ...

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

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, WAAC, in June 1943 and he was subsequently commissioned to paint portraits of a fire-guarding team based in

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by WAAC. From 1946 when he was elected a member, Craig exhibited regularly with the

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. He exhibited at the

Royal Academy The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House in Piccadilly London, England. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its ...

and had exhibitions at the

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and the Cooling Galleries. Craig often painted landscapes in

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and

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, and an example of the former is held in the UK Government Art Collection. Craig died in Chelsea and a retrospective exhibition of his work was held in 1987 at the New Art Centre.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Craig, Frank Barrington 1902 births 1951 deaths 20th-century English male artists 20th-century English painters Academics of Saint Martin's School of Art Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art Camoufleurs English male painters Painters from the London Borough of Camden People educated at Rugby School People from Hampstead World War II artists 20th-century British war artists