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Frank Barrington Craig
early life and education 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 wo
rked 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…