Frank Egginton
Frank Egginton, the son of Wycliffe Egginton, was born in Wallasey, Cheshire, on 10th November 1908. When he was a baby, the family moved to Newton Abbot in Devon, his father having been appointed head master of the College of Art there. Educated at Newton College and then Netwon Abbot College of Art, he then spent some time in an architect's office perfecting his drawing. In 1921 the family moved to Teignmouth, Devon. He was a keen ornithologist and during his younger days he painted during bird watching trips to Iceland and Switzerland.
Whilst visiting County Donegal, Ireland in 1930 he painted some pictures for a businessman who was a friend of his fathers. As the years went by he began to stay longer and longer in Ireland every year. He exhibited The Calabber River, County. Donegal at the 1936...
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