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

Everett Shinn (1876 - 1953)
Everett Shinn
1876 - 1953
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (1770 - 1852)
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
1770 - 1852
Lennart Anderson (1928 - 2015)
Lennart Anderson
1928 - 2015
Idelle Lois Weber (1932 - 2020)
Idelle Lois Weber
1932 - 2020
Spencer Sweeney (1973)
Spencer Sweeney
1973
Jens Joneleit (1968)
Jens Joneleit
1968
Margaret Bourke-White (1904 - 1971)
Margaret Bourke-White
1904 - 1971
Ralston Crawford (1906 - 1978)
Ralston Crawford
1906 - 1978
Horace Clifford Westermann (1922 - 1981)
Horace Clifford Westermann
1922 - 1981
Mihri Myushfik Hanym (1886 - 1954)
Mihri Myushfik Hanym
1886 - 1954
Lemuel Wilmarth (1835 - 1918)
Lemuel Wilmarth
1835 - 1918
Allison Zuckerman (1990)
Allison Zuckerman
1990
Gabriel Laderman (1929 - 2011)
Gabriel Laderman
1929 - 2011
 Christo & Jeanne-Claude ()
Christo & Jeanne-Claude
Louise Nevelson (1899 - 1988)
Louise Nevelson
1899 - 1988
Robert Carston Arneson (1930 - 1992)
Robert Carston Arneson
1930 - 1992

Creators Realism

Alfons Spring (1843 - 1908)
Alfons Spring
1843 - 1908
Petrus Johannes van Regemorter (1755 - 1830)
Petrus Johannes van Regemorter
1755 - 1830
Louis Pierre Verwée (Verwee) (1807 - 1877)
Louis Pierre Verwée (Verwee)
1807 - 1877
Charles Loring Elliott (1812 - 1868)
Charles Loring Elliott
1812 - 1868
Frederik Jacobus du Chattel (1856 - 1917)
Frederik Jacobus du Chattel
1856 - 1917
Edward Perseus (1841 - 1890)
Edward Perseus
1841 - 1890
Vincent De Vos (1829 - 1875)
Vincent De Vos
1829 - 1875
Cristofano Allori (1577 - 1621)
Cristofano Allori
1577 - 1621
Willy Graba (1894 - 1973)
Willy Graba
1894 - 1973
Rudolph Jordan (1810 - 1887)
Rudolph Jordan
1810 - 1887
Todd Hido (1968)
Todd Hido
1968
Mervin Jules (1912 - 1994)
Mervin Jules
1912 - 1994
Rudolf Ribarz (1848 - 1904)
Rudolf Ribarz
1848 - 1904
George Inness (1825 - 1894)
George Inness
1825 - 1894
Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881 - 1954)
Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
1881 - 1954
Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894 - 1961)
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
1894 - 1961