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

Edward Middleton Manigault (1887 - 1922)
Edward Middleton Manigault
1887 - 1922
Lee Krasner (1908 - 1984)
Lee Krasner
1908 - 1984
Alexei Nikolayevich Sundukov (1952)
Alexei Nikolayevich Sundukov
1952
April Gornik (1953)
April Gornik
1953
Phil Stern (1919 - 2014)
Phil Stern
1919 - 2014
Albert Wein (1915 - 1991)
Albert Wein
1915 - 1991
Clifford Holmead Phillips (1889 - 1975)
Clifford Holmead Phillips
1889 - 1975
Lella Vignelli (1934 - 2016)
Lella Vignelli
1934 - 2016
Dorothea Rockburne (1932)
Dorothea Rockburne
1932
Cy Twombly (1928 - 2011)
Cy Twombly
1928 - 2011
Francis Alexander (1800 - 1880)
Francis Alexander
1800 - 1880
Brian Wood (1948)
Brian Wood
1948
Georgia O'Keeffe (1887 - 1986)
Georgia O'Keeffe
1887 - 1986
Margaret Bourke-White (1904 - 1971)
Margaret Bourke-White
1904 - 1971
Tim Eitel (1971)
Tim Eitel
1971
Grete Rikko (1908 - 1998)
Grete Rikko
1908 - 1998

Creators Realism

Victor Eugène de Papeleu (1810 - 1881)
Victor Eugène de Papeleu
1810 - 1881
Adolf Seel (1829 - 1907)
Adolf Seel
1829 - 1907
Edmond-Adolphe Rudaux (1840 - 1908)
Edmond-Adolphe Rudaux
1840 - 1908
Jules Badin (1843 - 1919)
Jules Badin
1843 - 1919
Charles Lacroix (1869 - 1953)
Charles Lacroix
1869 - 1953
Charles March Gere (1869 - 1957)
Charles March Gere
1869 - 1957
Franz Leo Ruben (1842 - 1920)
Franz Leo Ruben
1842 - 1920
Ferdinand Runk (1764 - 1834)
Ferdinand Runk
1764 - 1834
Wilhelm von Diez (1839 - 1907)
Wilhelm von Diez
1839 - 1907
Max Karl Tilke (1869 - 1942)
Max Karl Tilke
1869 - 1942
Bencho Yordanov Obreshkov (1899 - 1970)
Bencho Yordanov Obreshkov
1899 - 1970
Ferdinand von Piloty (1828 - 1895)
Ferdinand von Piloty
1828 - 1895
Josef Scheurenberg (1846 - 1914)
Josef Scheurenberg
1846 - 1914
Georg Wilhelm Degode (1862 - 1931)
Georg Wilhelm Degode
1862 - 1931
Alexander Nisonovich (Sasha) Okun (1949)
Alexander Nisonovich (Sasha) Okun
1949
Theodor Bohnenberger (1868 - 1941)
Theodor Bohnenberger
1868 - 1941