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

Robert Moskowitz (1935 - 2024)
Robert Moskowitz
1935 - 2024
Beatrice Wood (1893 - 1998)
Beatrice Wood
1893 - 1998
Will Hicok Low (1853 - 1933)
Will Hicok Low
1853 - 1933
Roark Gourley (1949)
Roark Gourley
1949
Marisol Escobar (1930 - 2016)
Marisol Escobar
1930 - 2016
Wendell Castle (1932 - 2018)
Wendell Castle
1932 - 2018
Selden Gile (1877 - 1947)
Selden Gile
1877 - 1947
William York Wray (1956)
William York Wray
1956
Gisela Beker (1932 - 2015)
Gisela Beker
1932 - 2015
August Zeller (1863 - 1918)
August Zeller
1863 - 1918
Joseph Wood (1778 - 1830)
Joseph Wood
1778 - 1830
James Augustus Joseph Van Der Zee (1886 - 1983)
James Augustus Joseph Van Der Zee
1886 - 1983
John Emil Berninger (1896 - 1981)
John Emil Berninger
1896 - 1981
Truman Howe Bartlett (1835 - 1922)
Truman Howe Bartlett
1835 - 1922
Grigory Yefimovich Gluckmann (1898 - 1973)
Grigory Yefimovich Gluckmann
1898 - 1973
Ron Gorchov (1930 - 2020)
Ron Gorchov
1930 - 2020

Creators Realism

Ruth Hollick (1883 - 1977)
Ruth Hollick
1883 - 1977
Yevgeny Ivanovich Stolitsa (1870 - 1929)
Yevgeny Ivanovich Stolitsa
1870 - 1929
Jean Mazzella (XIX century - ?)
Jean Mazzella
XIX century - ?
Giussepe Renda (1859 - 1939)
Giussepe Renda
1859 - 1939
Harry Lane (1891 - 1973)
Harry Lane
1891 - 1973
Konrad Grob (1828 - 1904)
Konrad Grob
1828 - 1904
David Seidner (1957 - 1999)
David Seidner
1957 - 1999
Nikolay Alekseevich Kasatkin (1859 - 1930)
Nikolay Alekseevich Kasatkin
1859 - 1930
Vincenzo Cabianca (1827 - 1902)
Vincenzo Cabianca
1827 - 1902
Margaret Sarah Carpenter (1793 - 1872)
Margaret Sarah Carpenter
1793 - 1872
Johann Georg Meyer von Bremen (1813 - 1886)
Johann Georg Meyer von Bremen
1813 - 1886
Evgenia Arkadyevna Vdovicheva (1937 - 2023)
Evgenia Arkadyevna Vdovicheva
1937 - 2023
John Stockton de Martelly (1903 - 1979)
John Stockton de Martelly
1903 - 1979
Karl Unkauf (1873 - 1921)
Karl Unkauf
1873 - 1921
Jervis McEntee (1828 - 1891)
Jervis McEntee
1828 - 1891
William Nicholson (1872 - 1949)
William Nicholson
1872 - 1949