Frank Henry Mason (1 October 1875 - 24 February 1965), RBA, RI, RSMA is an artist best known for his maritime, shipping, coastal and harbour paintings and as a creator of art deco travel and railway posters. ,His style is described as a 'light impressionist' and he was a founder member of the Staithes Art Club whose members are known today as the Staithes Group of artists, or the Northern Impressionists.

Frank Henry Mason was born Frank Henry Algernon Mason in Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, County Durham, England on 1 October 1875, the son of a railway clerk. Frank Mason was educated between 1880 and 1882 as a cadet at the HMS Conway Naval School at Birkenhead.

On leaving HMS Conway, Frank spent time at sea then trained...