Frank Schoonover (1877 - 1972)

Frank Schoonover (1877 - 1972) - photo 1

Frank Schoonover

Frank Earle Schoonover was an American illustrator who worked in Wilmington, Delaware. A member of the Brandywine School, he was a contributing illustrator to magazines and did more than 5,000 paintings. Schoonover became part of what would be known as the Brandywine School. A prolific contributor to books and magazines during the early twentieth century, the so-called "Golden Age of Illustration". In 1918 and 1919, he produced a series of paintings along with Gayle Porter Hoskins illustrating the American forces in the First World War. Over the course of his career, he made more than 5,000 paintings, many of which were influenced by his travels and the people he met. Schoonover helped to organize what is now the Delaware Art Museum and was chairman of the fundraising committee charged with acquiring works by Howard Pyle. In his later years he restored paintings including some by Pyle and turned to easel paintings of the Brandywine and Delaware landscapes. He also gave art lessons, established a small art school in his studio, designed stained glass windows, and dabbled in science fiction art.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:19 august 1877, Oxford, USA
Date and place of death:1972, Wilmington, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Genre painter, Illustrator, Landscape painter, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:Genre art, Landscape painting, Portrait
Art style:Realism

Creators USA

John Trumbull (1756 - 1843)
John Trumbull
1756 - 1843
Abigail Nieriker (1840 - 1879)
Abigail Nieriker
1840 - 1879
Helen Khal (1923 - 2009)
Helen Khal
1923 - 2009
Elijah Pierce (1892 - 1984)
Elijah Pierce
1892 - 1984
Chuck Close (1940 - 2021)
Chuck Close
1940 - 2021
Elliott Erwitt (1928 - 2023)
Elliott Erwitt
1928 - 2023
William Auerbach-Levy (1889 - 1964)
William Auerbach-Levy
1889 - 1964
James Augustus Joseph Van Der Zee (1886 - 1983)
James Augustus Joseph Van Der Zee
1886 - 1983
Harry Mathes (1882 - 1969)
Harry Mathes
1882 - 1969
Louis Fratino (1993)
Louis Fratino
1993
Charles Fazzino (1955)
Charles Fazzino
1955
Olga Albizu (1924 - 2005)
Olga Albizu
1924 - 2005
Wanda Hazel Gág (1893 - 1946)
Wanda Hazel Gág
1893 - 1946
Vincent Cavallaro (1912 - 1985)
Vincent Cavallaro
1912 - 1985
Edward Sheffield Bartholomew (1822 - 1858)
Edward Sheffield Bartholomew
1822 - 1858
Charles Christian Nahl (1818 - 1878)
Charles Christian Nahl
1818 - 1878

Creators Realism

David Park (1911 - 1960)
David Park
1911 - 1960
Jacobus van Looy (1855 - 1930)
Jacobus van Looy
1855 - 1930
Cesare Gheduzzi (1894 - 1943)
Cesare Gheduzzi
1894 - 1943
Pietro Gabrini (1856 - 1926)
Pietro Gabrini
1856 - 1926
Sergei Mikhailovich Kolesnikov (1889 - 1952)
Sergei Mikhailovich Kolesnikov
1889 - 1952
Raphy Dallèves (1878 - 1940)
Raphy Dallèves
1878 - 1940
Maria Konstantinovna Bashkirtseva (1858 - 1884)
Maria Konstantinovna Bashkirtseva
1858 - 1884
Levi Wells Prentice (1851 - 1935)
Levi Wells Prentice
1851 - 1935
Otto Jarl (1856 - 1915)
Otto Jarl
1856 - 1915
Carl Seiler (1846 - 1921)
Carl Seiler
1846 - 1921
Richard von Hagn (1850 - 1933)
Richard von Hagn
1850 - 1933
Hans Reichel (1892 - 1958)
Hans Reichel
1892 - 1958
Jozef Israëls (1824 - 1911)
Jozef Israëls
1824 - 1911
Michel Kikoine (1892 - 1968)
Michel Kikoine
1892 - 1968
Otto Stieffel (1887 - 1952)
Otto Stieffel
1887 - 1952
Wen Hsi Chen (1906 - 1991)
Wen Hsi Chen
1906 - 1991