Frank Short, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frank Short

British artist

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1857

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 22-Apr-1945

Profession: painter, printmaker

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Sir Francis Job "Frank" Short PPRE (19 June 1857 – 22 April 1945) was a British printmaker and teacher of printmaking.
He revived the practices of mezzotint and pure aquatint, while expanding the expressive power of line in drypoint etching and engraving.
Short also wrote about printmaking to educate a wider public and was President of the Royal Society of Painter Etcher & Engavers (now styled the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers) from 1910 to 1938.