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

Robert Adams (1937)
Robert Adams
1937
Ellen Berkenblit (1958)
Ellen Berkenblit
1958
Marcus Brutus (1991)
Marcus Brutus
1991
Paul Tuttle (1918 - 2002)
Paul Tuttle
1918 - 2002
Dan Graham (1942 - 2022)
Dan Graham
1942 - 2022
Sergey Timofeyevich Konenkov (1874 - 1971)
Sergey Timofeyevich Konenkov
1874 - 1971
Francis de Erdely (1904 - 1959)
Francis de Erdely
1904 - 1959
Harry Winston (1896 - 1978)
Harry Winston
1896 - 1978
Imogen Cunningham (1883 - 1976)
Imogen Cunningham
1883 - 1976
Thodoros Papadimitriou (1931 - 2018)
Thodoros Papadimitriou
1931 - 2018
Louise Bonnet (1970)
Louise Bonnet
1970
Joel Mesler (1974)
Joel Mesler
1974
Hans Hofmann (1880 - 1966)
Hans Hofmann
1880 - 1966
John von Wicht (1888 - 1970)
John von Wicht
1888 - 1970
Pinchas Burstein (1927 - 1977)
Pinchas Burstein
1927 - 1977
Mary Cassatt (1844 - 1926)
Mary Cassatt
1844 - 1926

Creators Realism

Colette Bouvard (1941 - 1996)
Colette Bouvard
1941 - 1996
Pierre Parsus (1921 - 2022)
Pierre Parsus
1921 - 2022
Vitaly Nikolayevich Kulikov (1935 - 2015)
Vitaly Nikolayevich Kulikov
1935 - 2015
Vincent De Vos (1829 - 1875)
Vincent De Vos
1829 - 1875
Julien Dupré (1851 - 1910)
Julien Dupré
1851 - 1910
Emilio Sánchez Perrier (1855 - 1907)
Emilio Sánchez Perrier
1855 - 1907
Edmund John Niemann (1813 - 1876)
Edmund John Niemann
1813 - 1876
Médard Tytgat (1871 - 1948)
Médard Tytgat
1871 - 1948
Juana Romani (1867 - 1923)
Juana Romani
1867 - 1923
Leon Pohle (1841 - 1908)
Leon Pohle
1841 - 1908
Michael Borbély (1923)
Michael Borbély
1923
Susanna de la Croix (1755 - 1789)
Susanna de la Croix
1755 - 1789
Archibald MacNeal Willard (1836 - 1918)
Archibald MacNeal Willard
1836 - 1918
Hermann Delpech (1864 - 1945)
Hermann Delpech
1864 - 1945
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1890 - 1978)
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst
1890 - 1978
Friedrich August von Kaulbach (1850 - 1920)
Friedrich August von Kaulbach
1850 - 1920
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