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

John Miller (1954)
John Miller
1954
Luise Kimme (1939 - 2013)
Luise Kimme
1939 - 2013
Chris Martin (1954)
Chris Martin
1954
Thomas Pollock Anshutz (1851 - 1912)
Thomas Pollock Anshutz
1851 - 1912
Julio Alpuy (1919 - 2009)
Julio Alpuy
1919 - 2009
Henry Taylor (1958)
Henry Taylor
1958
Al Rosenbaum (1926 - 2009)
Al Rosenbaum
1926 - 2009
Constantin Westchiloff (1878 - 1945)
Constantin Westchiloff
1878 - 1945
Luis Frangella (1944 - 1990)
Luis Frangella
1944 - 1990
Chi-chien Wang (1907 - 2003)
Chi-chien Wang
1907 - 2003
Rosemary Cove (1936)
Rosemary Cove
1936
James Welling (1951)
James Welling
1951
Robert Adams (1937)
Robert Adams
1937
John Woodhouse Audubon (1812 - 1862)
John Woodhouse Audubon
1812 - 1862
William Dunlap (1766 - 1839)
William Dunlap
1766 - 1839
Craig Kauffman (1932 - 2010)
Craig Kauffman
1932 - 2010

Creators Realism

Franz Emil Krause (1836 - 1900)
Franz Emil Krause
1836 - 1900
Gianfilippo Usellini (1903 - 1971)
Gianfilippo Usellini
1903 - 1971
Julius LeBlanc Stewart (1855 - 1919)
Julius LeBlanc Stewart
1855 - 1919
Gaetano Dura (1805 - 1878)
Gaetano Dura
1805 - 1878
James John Wilson Carmichael (1800 - 1868)
James John Wilson Carmichael
1800 - 1868
Léon Marie Constant Dansaert (1830 - 1909)
Léon Marie Constant Dansaert
1830 - 1909
Vichit Nongnual (1971)
Vichit Nongnual
1971
Emil Scheibe (1914 - 2008)
Emil Scheibe
1914 - 2008
George Richmond (1809 - 1896)
George Richmond
1809 - 1896
Octav Benchile (1872 - 1944)
Octav Benchile
1872 - 1944
Aleksey Ivanovich Korzukhin (1835 - 1894)
Aleksey Ivanovich Korzukhin
1835 - 1894
Frans Keelhoff (1820 - 1891)
Frans Keelhoff
1820 - 1891
George Earl (1824 - 1908)
George Earl
1824 - 1908
Albertus Alides Steenbergen (1814 - 1900)
Albertus Alides Steenbergen
1814 - 1900
Hans-Wilhelm Spitzmann (1920 - 1989)
Hans-Wilhelm Spitzmann
1920 - 1989
Édouard Edmond Doigneau (1865 - 1954)
Édouard Edmond Doigneau
1865 - 1954
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