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

Edmund Daniel Kinzinger (1888 - 1963)
Edmund Daniel Kinzinger
1888 - 1963
Gleb Vladimirovich Derujinsky (1888 - 1975)
Gleb Vladimirovich Derujinsky
1888 - 1975
Charles Schreyvogel (1861 - 1912)
Charles Schreyvogel
1861 - 1912
Faith Ringgold (1930 - 2024)
Faith Ringgold
1930 - 2024
Kalev Mark Kostabi (1960)
Kalev Mark Kostabi
1960
Anthony Brunelli (1968)
Anthony Brunelli
1968
Abelardo Morell (1948)
Abelardo Morell
1948
Julie Beers (1834 - 1913)
Julie Beers
1834 - 1913
Minor Martin White (1908 - 1976)
Minor Martin White
1908 - 1976
Joseph Losavio ()
Joseph Losavio
Samuel Marsden Brookes (1816 - 1892)
Samuel Marsden Brookes
1816 - 1892
Giancarlo Neri (1955)
Giancarlo Neri
1955
James (Jim) Torlakson (1951)
James (Jim) Torlakson
1951
June Leaf (1929 - 2024)
June Leaf
1929 - 2024
Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898 - 1995)
Alfred Eisenstaedt
1898 - 1995
Charles Harold Davis (1856 - 1933)
Charles Harold Davis
1856 - 1933

Creators Realism

Pierre-Antoine Mongin (1761 - 1827)
Pierre-Antoine Mongin
1761 - 1827
Henri Biva (1848 - 1929)
Henri Biva
1848 - 1929
Amédée Ernest Lynen (1852 - 1938)
Amédée Ernest Lynen
1852 - 1938
Andreas Paul Weber (1893 - 1980)
Andreas Paul Weber
1893 - 1980
Reinhard Sebastian Zimmermann (1815 - 1893)
Reinhard Sebastian Zimmermann
1815 - 1893
Rudolf Reschreiter (1868 - 1939)
Rudolf Reschreiter
1868 - 1939
Konstantin Stoitzner (1863 - 1933)
Konstantin Stoitzner
1863 - 1933
Franz Gräßel (1861 - 1948)
Franz Gräßel
1861 - 1948
Wilhelm Georg Maxon (1894 - 1971)
Wilhelm Georg Maxon
1894 - 1971
Eugène Joors (1850 - 1910)
Eugène Joors
1850 - 1910
Thomas Buttersworth (1768 - 1842)
Thomas Buttersworth
1768 - 1842
Giuseppe Leone Righini (1820 - 1884)
Giuseppe Leone Righini
1820 - 1884
Martinus van Andringa (1864 - 1918)
Martinus van Andringa
1864 - 1918
Cesare Gheduzzi (1894 - 1943)
Cesare Gheduzzi
1894 - 1943
Max Jensen (1860)
Max Jensen
1860
Josef Scheurenberg (1846 - 1914)
Josef Scheurenberg
1846 - 1914
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