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

Linda Montano (1942)
Linda Montano
1942
Ralph Albert Blakelock (1847 - 1919)
Ralph Albert Blakelock
1847 - 1919
Charles Willson Peale (1741 - 1827)
Charles Willson Peale
1741 - 1827
Grant Wood (1891 - 1942)
Grant Wood
1891 - 1942
John Henry Waddell (1921 - 2019)
John Henry Waddell
1921 - 2019
Keith Puccinelli (1950 - 2017)
Keith Puccinelli
1950 - 2017
Theodore Lukits (1897 - 1992)
Theodore Lukits
1897 - 1992
William Auerbach-Levy (1889 - 1964)
William Auerbach-Levy
1889 - 1964
Joseph Wood (1778 - 1830)
Joseph Wood
1778 - 1830
Amer al-Obaidi (1943)
Amer al-Obaidi
1943
Bunny Rogers (1990)
Bunny Rogers
1990
Robert Grossman (1940 - 2018)
Robert Grossman
1940 - 2018
Lois Lane (1948)
Lois Lane
1948
Rebecca Ness (1992)
Rebecca Ness
1992
Clyfford Still (1904 - 1980)
Clyfford Still
1904 - 1980
Paul Tuttle (1918 - 2002)
Paul Tuttle
1918 - 2002

Creators Realism

Monika Heick (XX century)
Monika Heick
XX century
Galina Dmitrievna Chechulina (1926)
Galina Dmitrievna Chechulina
1926
David Park (1911 - 1960)
David Park
1911 - 1960
Emile Wauters (1846 - 1933)
Emile Wauters
1846 - 1933
Fritz von Uhde (1848 - 1911)
Fritz von Uhde
1848 - 1911
Paul Eduard Richard Sohn (1834 - 1912)
Paul Eduard Richard Sohn
1834 - 1912
Leon Georges Calves (1848 - 1923)
Leon Georges Calves
1848 - 1923
Herman Pole (1831 - 1901)
Herman Pole
1831 - 1901
Alexis Auguste Delahogue (1867 - 1950)
Alexis Auguste Delahogue
1867 - 1950
Federico Del Campo (1837 - 1923)
Federico Del Campo
1837 - 1923
Theodor Groll (1857 - 1913)
Theodor Groll
1857 - 1913
Elena Petrovna Skuin (1908 - 1986)
Elena Petrovna Skuin
1908 - 1986
Johannes Hilverdink (1813 - 1902)
Johannes Hilverdink
1813 - 1902
Dody Weston Thompson (1923 - 2012)
Dody Weston Thompson
1923 - 2012
Alexander Liebmann (1871 - 1938)
Alexander Liebmann
1871 - 1938
Viktoriia Prokopevna Drokina (1937)
Viktoriia Prokopevna Drokina
1937