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

Mildred Thompson (1936 - 2003)
Mildred Thompson
1936 - 2003
Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935 - 2009)
Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon
1935 - 2009
Cheyney Thompson (1975)
Cheyney Thompson
1975
Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828 - 1901)
Edward Mitchell Bannister
1828 - 1901
Bruce Weber (1946)
Bruce Weber
1946
Francis de Erdely (1904 - 1959)
Francis de Erdely
1904 - 1959
Miriam Davenport (1915 - 1999)
Miriam Davenport
1915 - 1999
Keith Sonnier (1941 - 2020)
Keith Sonnier
1941 - 2020
Tauba Auerbach (1981)
Tauba Auerbach
1981
Deborah Kass (1952)
Deborah Kass
1952
Joel-Peter Witkin (1939)
Joel-Peter Witkin
1939
William Morris Hunt (1824 - 1879)
William Morris Hunt
1824 - 1879
Edward Hicks (1780 - 1849)
Edward Hicks
1780 - 1849
Karl Wimar (1828 - 1862)
Karl Wimar
1828 - 1862
Hollis Frampton (1936 - 1984)
Hollis Frampton
1936 - 1984
Patience Lovell Wright (1725 - 1786)
Patience Lovell Wright
1725 - 1786

Creators Realism

Mikhail Markianovich Germashev (1867 - 1930)
Mikhail Markianovich Germashev
1867 - 1930
Frederik Jacobus du Chattel (1856 - 1917)
Frederik Jacobus du Chattel
1856 - 1917
Vasily Andreevich Tropinin (1776 - 1857)
Vasily Andreevich Tropinin
1776 - 1857
Louis Kolitz (1845 - 1914)
Louis Kolitz
1845 - 1914
Gustave Mascart (1834 - 1914)
Gustave Mascart
1834 - 1914
Evgeny Alexandrovich Tikhmenev (1869 - 1934)
Evgeny Alexandrovich Tikhmenev
1869 - 1934
Hans Harländer (1880 - 1943)
Hans Harländer
1880 - 1943
Jean Pierre François Lamorinière (1828 - 1911)
Jean Pierre François Lamorinière
1828 - 1911
Baldomer Galofre i Giménez (1845 - 1902)
Baldomer Galofre i Giménez
1845 - 1902
John Gleich (1879 - 1927)
John Gleich
1879 - 1927
Frederik Christian Kiaerskou (1805 - 1891)
Frederik Christian Kiaerskou
1805 - 1891
Robert Alott (1850 - 1910)
Robert Alott
1850 - 1910
Giacomo Favretto (1849 - 1887)
Giacomo Favretto
1849 - 1887
William Herbert Allen (1863 - 1943)
William Herbert Allen
1863 - 1943
Jakob Emanuel Gaisser (1825 - 1899)
Jakob Emanuel Gaisser
1825 - 1899
Louis Joseph Anthonissen (1849 - 1913)
Louis Joseph Anthonissen
1849 - 1913
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