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

Worthington Whittredge (1820 - 1910)
Worthington Whittredge
1820 - 1910
Francis Alexander (1800 - 1880)
Francis Alexander
1800 - 1880
Chris Martin (1954)
Chris Martin
1954
Bernar Venet (1941)
Bernar Venet
1941
Ruth Asawa (1926 - 2013)
Ruth Asawa
1926 - 2013
Frances Stark (1967)
Frances Stark
1967
Alexei Nikolayevich Sundukov (1952)
Alexei Nikolayevich Sundukov
1952
Marcel Duchamp (1887 - 1968)
Marcel Duchamp
1887 - 1968
Enrico Donati (1909 - 2008)
Enrico Donati
1909 - 2008
George Widener (1962)
George Widener
1962
Matthew Barney (1967)
Matthew Barney
1967
Clifford Owens (1971)
Clifford Owens
1971
Gregory Gillespie (1936 - 2000)
Gregory Gillespie
1936 - 2000
Alfred Henry Maurer (1868 - 1932)
Alfred Henry Maurer
1868 - 1932
Thomas Moran (1837 - 1926)
Thomas Moran
1837 - 1926
Robert van Vorst Sewell (1860 - 1924)
Robert van Vorst Sewell
1860 - 1924

Creators Realism

Richard Dadd (1817 - 1886)
Richard Dadd
1817 - 1886
Alfred Wordsworth Thompson (1840 - 1896)
Alfred Wordsworth Thompson
1840 - 1896
John Robertson Reid (1851 - 1926)
John Robertson Reid
1851 - 1926
Jozef Hendrik Neuhuys (1841 - 1889)
Jozef Hendrik Neuhuys
1841 - 1889
Apollonius Kindzersky (1861 - 1939)
Apollonius Kindzersky
1861 - 1939
Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin (1799 - 1837)
Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin
1799 - 1837
Antonio Puccinelli (1822 - 1897)
Antonio Puccinelli
1822 - 1897
Hubert Kaplan (1940)
Hubert Kaplan
1940
Theodor Wilhelm Schäkel (1870 - 1942)
Theodor Wilhelm Schäkel
1870 - 1942
A.M. Bonegor (XIX century - XX century)
A.M. Bonegor
XIX century - XX century
Edgar Chahine (1874 - 1947)
Edgar Chahine
1874 - 1947
Benjamin Williams Leader (1831 - 1923)
Benjamin Williams Leader
1831 - 1923
Wilhelm Ferdinand Pauwels (1830 - 1904)
Wilhelm Ferdinand Pauwels
1830 - 1904
Nikolai Vasilievich Ovechkin (1929 - 1993)
Nikolai Vasilievich Ovechkin
1929 - 1993
Louis Artan de Saint-Martin (1837 - 1890)
Louis Artan de Saint-Martin
1837 - 1890
Ludwig von Löfftz (1845 - 1910)
Ludwig von Löfftz
1845 - 1910