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

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Edward Sherriff Curtis (1868 - 1952)
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Helen Levitt (1913 - 2009)
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Al Rosenbaum (1926 - 2009)
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Kyle Orlando (1989)
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Joseph Cornell (1903 - 1972)
Joseph Cornell
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Huma Bhabha (1962)
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Lawrence James Beck (1938 - 1994)
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James Lee Byars (1932 - 1997)
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Brenda Putnam (1890 - 1975)
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William Congdon (1912 - 1998)
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Francis Augustus Silva (1835 - 1886)
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Robert Bechtle (1932 - 2020)
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Isaac Ridgeway Trimble (1802 - 1888)
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Roman Osipovich Jakobson (Aliagrov) (1896 - 1982)
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Severin Roesen (1816 - 1872)
Severin Roesen
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Creators Realism

Rudolf Becker (1856 - ?)
Rudolf Becker
1856 - ?
Florent Nicolas Crabeels (1829 - 1896)
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Enrico Coleman (1846 - 1911)
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Norman Rockwell (1894 - 1978)
Norman Rockwell
1894 - 1978
Jan Bonkovsky (1872 - 1934)
Jan Bonkovsky
1872 - 1934
Contardo Barbieri (1900 - 1966)
Contardo Barbieri
1900 - 1966
Vasyl Illich Kasiyan (1896 - 1976)
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1896 - 1976
Georgios Jakobides (1853 - 1932)
Georgios Jakobides
1853 - 1932
Sergey Ivanovich Svetoslavsky (1857 - 1931)
Sergey Ivanovich Svetoslavsky
1857 - 1931
Ivan Osipovich Akhremchik (1903 - 1971)
Ivan Osipovich Akhremchik
1903 - 1971
Francis Nicholson (1753 - 1844)
Francis Nicholson
1753 - 1844
Constant Louche (1880 - 1965)
Constant Louche
1880 - 1965
Theodor Martens (1822 - 1884)
Theodor Martens
1822 - 1884
Hugo Kotschenreiter (1854 - 1908)
Hugo Kotschenreiter
1854 - 1908
Wojciech Kossak (1856 - 1942)
Wojciech Kossak
1856 - 1942
Ehlvira Igorevna Eropkina (1944 - 2004)
Ehlvira Igorevna Eropkina
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