Frank Schoonover (1877 - 1972)

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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

Carlo Alfred Romanelli (1872 - 1947)
Carlo Alfred Romanelli
1872 - 1947
Marguerite Yourcenar (1903 - 1987)
Marguerite Yourcenar
1903 - 1987
Raymond Pettibon (1957)
Raymond Pettibon
1957
Waylande Desantis Gregory (1905 - 1971)
Waylande Desantis Gregory
1905 - 1971
Ann Magnuson (1956)
Ann Magnuson
1956
Edmund Daniel Kinzinger (1888 - 1963)
Edmund Daniel Kinzinger
1888 - 1963
Marguerite Wildenhain (1896 - 1985)
Marguerite Wildenhain
1896 - 1985
Spencer Sweeney (1973)
Spencer Sweeney
1973
Walter Launt Palmer (1854 - 1932)
Walter Launt Palmer
1854 - 1932
Sonya Sklaroff (1970)
Sonya Sklaroff
1970
Andrew Michael Dasburg (1887 - 1979)
Andrew Michael Dasburg
1887 - 1979
Reginald Neal (1909 - 1992)
Reginald Neal
1909 - 1992
Kent Bellows (1949 - 2005)
Kent Bellows
1949 - 2005
Ludwig Bemelmans (1898 - 1962)
Ludwig Bemelmans
1898 - 1962
Kay Rasmus Nielsen (1886 - 1957)
Kay Rasmus Nielsen
1886 - 1957
Richard John Haas (1936)
Richard John Haas
1936

Creators Realism

James Holland (1799 - 1870)
James Holland
1799 - 1870
Charles Rochussen (1814 - 1894)
Charles Rochussen
1814 - 1894
Aleksandra Rodionovna Arkhiereeva (1924 - ?)
Aleksandra Rodionovna Arkhiereeva
1924 - ?
Giuseppe Costantini (1843 - 1893)
Giuseppe Costantini
1843 - 1893
Lucien Génin (1894 - 1953)
Lucien Génin
1894 - 1953
Heinrich Kasten (1899 - 1966)
Heinrich Kasten
1899 - 1966
Adolf Stademann (1824 - 1895)
Adolf Stademann
1824 - 1895
Leon-Victor Dupre (1816 - 1879)
Leon-Victor Dupre
1816 - 1879
Jean-Francois Raffaelli (1850 - 1924)
Jean-Francois Raffaelli
1850 - 1924
Stefano Bersani (1872 - 1914)
Stefano Bersani
1872 - 1914
Robert Kummer (1810 - 1889)
Robert Kummer
1810 - 1889
Thomas Kerrich (1748 - 1828)
Thomas Kerrich
1748 - 1828
Wilhelm Dachauer (1881 - 1951)
Wilhelm Dachauer
1881 - 1951
Hermann Delpech (1864 - 1945)
Hermann Delpech
1864 - 1945
Hippolyte Camille Delpy (1842 - 1910)
Hippolyte Camille Delpy
1842 - 1910
Rokuzan (Morie) Ogiwara (1879 - 1910)
Rokuzan (Morie) Ogiwara
1879 - 1910
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