early life and education Frank Barrington Craig, also known as barry craig, was born on march 2, 1902, in hampstead, north london. he descended from a family steeped in artistic tradition; his father, frank craig, himself a painter, instilled in him an early appreciation for visual arts. Craig’s formative years were spent at rugby school, where he honed his intellectual curiosity alongside athletic pursuits. Subsequently, he pursued higher education at the slade school of art between 1919 and 1924, immersing himself in the burgeoning modernist movement and developing a distinctive artistic se…