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

Serge Spitzer (1951 - 2012)
Serge Spitzer
1951 - 2012
Thomas Hill (1829 - 1908)
Thomas Hill
1829 - 1908
Josef Levi (1938)
Josef Levi
1938
Carl Andre (1935 - 2024)
Carl Andre
1935 - 2024
Thaddeus Mosley (1926)
Thaddeus Mosley
1926
Constantino Brumidi (1805 - 1880)
Constantino Brumidi
1805 - 1880
Wade Guyton (1972)
Wade Guyton
1972
Irma Rothstein (1906 - 1971)
Irma Rothstein
1906 - 1971
George Inness (1825 - 1894)
George Inness
1825 - 1894
Rosalyn Drexler (1926)
Rosalyn Drexler
1926
Julio Alpuy (1919 - 2009)
Julio Alpuy
1919 - 2009
Chuck Close (1940 - 2021)
Chuck Close
1940 - 2021
Moses Soyer (1899 - 1974)
Moses Soyer
1899 - 1974
Vagrich Bakhchanyan (1938 - 2009)
Vagrich Bakhchanyan
1938 - 2009
Steven Alan Kaufman (1960 - 2010)
Steven Alan Kaufman
1960 - 2010
Thomas Kinkade (1958 - 2012)
Thomas Kinkade
1958 - 2012

Creators Realism

Stepan Petrovich Yaremich (1869 - 1939)
Stepan Petrovich Yaremich
1869 - 1939
François-Marie Firmin-Girard (1838 - 1921)
François-Marie Firmin-Girard
1838 - 1921
Carl Andreas August Goos (1797 - 1855)
Carl Andreas August Goos
1797 - 1855
Ernst Immanuel Müller (1844 - 1915)
Ernst Immanuel Müller
1844 - 1915
Ulpiano Cheka (1860 - 1916)
Ulpiano Cheka
1860 - 1916
John Linnell (1792 - 1882)
John Linnell
1792 - 1882
Madeleine Carpentier (1865 - 1949)
Madeleine Carpentier
1865 - 1949
Giuseppe Abbati (1836 - 1868)
Giuseppe Abbati
1836 - 1868
Friedrich Cauer (1874 - 1945)
Friedrich Cauer
1874 - 1945
Hermann Knackfuß (1848 - 1915)
Hermann Knackfuß
1848 - 1915
Joseph (Joe) Plaskett (1918 - 2014)
Joseph (Joe) Plaskett
1918 - 2014
Nicolae Grigorescu (1838 - 1907)
Nicolae Grigorescu
1838 - 1907
Peter Demetz (1913 - 1977)
Peter Demetz
1913 - 1977
Evan Penny (1953)
Evan Penny
1953
Karl Gussow (1843 - 1907)
Karl Gussow
1843 - 1907
Gustav Graef (1821 - 1895)
Gustav Graef
1821 - 1895