Frank O. Salisbury

Francis ("Frank") Owen Salisbury (18 December 1874 – 31 August 1962) was an English artist painter and designer of stained glass.

 Life 
as a son of a plumber and glazier. He learned the art of stained glass in the workshop of his brother in St Albans.

A visit to the London Drawing Academy woke up his interest for painting. He won a scholarship when he was 18 years old and so he was able to study at the Royal Academy of Arts in London from 1892 to 1897. In between he went on a scholarship to Italy where he was impressed by the fresco's of the Renaissance. This trip shaped his taste for pageant scenes.

On the Royal Academy he won several medals. He also returned there several times with expositions.

Salisbury made many murals in buildings, especially in London. He also painted many religious works and illustrations of historical events. He was well known for his portraits, especially of famous people like five British prime ministers, five American presidents and several others like Benito Mussolini when he visited Italy in 1934. His portraits were painted in a traditional style.

Salisbury died on August 31, 1962, in Hampstead, London, when he was 87 years old.

 Paintings of Salisbury 

 Bibliography 
1944: Portrait and Pageant: The Art of Frank O. Salisbury, memoirs
1953: Sarum Chase

 Literature 
Barber, Benjamin Aquila (1936) The Art of Frank O. Salisbury, F. Lewis
Christie, Manson & Woods (1985) The Studio of Frank O. Salisbury: (1874 - 1962); the Property of the British Council of Churches
McMurray, Nigel (2003) Frank O. Salisbury: Painter Laureate, 

 References 
A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art (Oxford University Press), biography
University of Manchester, Frank O. Salisbury Papers 

 Other websites 

Bridgeman Art Library, overview of his work

Category:English painters
Category:1874 births
Category:1962 deaths