Frank O. Salisbury, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frank O. Salisbury

British artist

Date of Birth: 18-Dec-1874

Place of Birth: Harpenden, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 31-Aug-1962

Profession: painter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Francis ("Frank") Owen Salisbury (18 December 1874 – 31 August 1962) was an English artist who specialised in portraits, large canvases of historical and ceremonial events, stained glass and book illustration.
In his heyday he made a fortune on both sides of the Atlantic and was known as "Britain’s Painter Laureate".
His art was steadfastly conservative and he was a vitriolic critic of Modern Art – particularly of his contemporaries Picasso, Chagall and Mondrian.
His father, Henry Salisbury, described himself as a "plumber, decorator and ironmonger" (his mother was Susan Hawes), yet his son Frank would become one of the greatest society artists of his generation.