Donegal at the 1936 Royal Scottish Academy. Of the Mill, Dunfanaghy, he died on 7th April 1990. We he as a baby, the family moved to Newton Abbot in Devon, his father having been appointed head master of the College of Art there. His wash is more free and lucent than that of Knee.

During the Second World War he worked in a Belfast factory, and in 1946 he moved with his wife to Cookstown, Co. Tyrone. His other main exhibiting venue was the Royal Cambrian Academy exhibitions at Conwy. In 1930 he visited Co. Donegal to paint and continued to return year after year. In Belfast, his work was seen occasionally at Rodman's Art Gallery, Belfast.

In 1938 he visited the USA and spent several months travelling and painting the landscape and American Indians in

their villages. Educated at Newton College and then Netwon Abbot College of Art, he then spent some time in an architect's office perfecting his drawing. Between 1933 and 1938 inclusive he contributed fifteen works, the majority having Donegal connections.

As the years went by he began to stay longer and longer in Ireland every year. He exhibited The Calabber River, Co. Donegal at the 1936 Royal Scottish Academy. Living in the Mill, Dunfanaghy, he died on 7th April 1990. Edward Sheehy in the Dublin Magazine referred to them as belonging to the 'school of drawing-room painters', but found Egginton more interesting as a watercolourist 'in so far as many of his pictures achieve some depth and atmosphere.

Sligo and The Old Bridge, Coolaney, County Sligo.

In 1952 Frank Egginton and Howard Knee held a joint exhibition in Victor Waddington Galleries, Dublin. He exhibited The Calabber River, Co. Donegal at the 1936 royal Scottish Academy.