Frank Schoonover (1877 - 1972)
1877-08-19Oxford, USA1972Wilmington, USAUSA
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.Date and place of birt: | 19 august 1877, Oxford, USA |
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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 |