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

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Mario Reis (1953)
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François Arnal (1924 - 2012)
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Elaine Kurtz (1928 - 2003)
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Betye Saar (1926)
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Lucy Bull (1990)
Lucy Bull
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Caroline Morgan Clowes (1838 - 1904)
Caroline Morgan Clowes
1838 - 1904
Dominic Chambers (1993)
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Andisheh Avini (1974)
Andisheh Avini
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Lauren Quin (1992)
Lauren Quin
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Frederick William MacMonnies (1863 - 1937)
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1863 - 1937
Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791 - 1872)
Samuel Finley Breese Morse
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John Brewster (1766 - 1854)
John Brewster
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Cornelius Völker (1965)
Cornelius Völker
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Tina Barney (1945)
Tina Barney
1945
Frances Elkins (1888 - 1953)
Frances Elkins
1888 - 1953

Creators Realism

Manfred Schatz (1925 - 2004)
Manfred Schatz
1925 - 2004
Giuseppe Amisani (1881 - 1941)
Giuseppe Amisani
1881 - 1941
James Guthrie (1859 - 1930)
James Guthrie
1859 - 1930
Abdul Qadir Al Rassam (1882 - 1952)
Abdul Qadir Al Rassam
1882 - 1952
Anna Costenoble (1863 - 1930)
Anna Costenoble
1863 - 1930
Albert Eulert (1890 - 1946)
Albert Eulert
1890 - 1946
John Warwick Smith (1749 - 1831)
John Warwick Smith
1749 - 1831
Clara Peeters (1594 - 1657)
Clara Peeters
1594 - 1657
Carl Schleicher (1825 - 1903)
Carl Schleicher
1825 - 1903
Fyodor Fyodorovich Buchholz (1857 - 1942)
Fyodor Fyodorovich Buchholz
1857 - 1942
Anton Thorenfeld (1839 - 1907)
Anton Thorenfeld
1839 - 1907
Carl August Liner (1871 - 1946)
Carl August Liner
1871 - 1946
Jean Mazzella (XIX century - ?)
Jean Mazzella
XIX century - ?
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (1888 - 1953)
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill
1888 - 1953
Grigory Ivanovich Gavrilenko (1927 - 1984)
Grigory Ivanovich Gavrilenko
1927 - 1984
Albert Bettannier (1851 - 1932)
Albert Bettannier
1851 - 1932