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

George Nakashima (1905 - 1990)
George Nakashima
1905 - 1990
Mark Bockesch-Parsons (1967)
Mark Bockesch-Parsons
1967
Werner Drewes (1899 - 1985)
Werner Drewes
1899 - 1985
William Jennys (1774 - 1859)
William Jennys
1774 - 1859
Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823 - 1880)
Sanford Robinson Gifford
1823 - 1880
Mary Bradish Titcomb (1858 - 1927)
Mary Bradish Titcomb
1858 - 1927
Jonas Wood (1977)
Jonas Wood
1977
Myron G. Barlow (1873 - 1937)
Myron G. Barlow
1873 - 1937
Ivan Meštrović (1883 - 1962)
Ivan Meštrović
1883 - 1962
Thomas Doughty (1793 - 1856)
Thomas Doughty
1793 - 1856
Boris Lovet-Lorski (1894 - 1972)
Boris Lovet-Lorski
1894 - 1972
Coco Young (1989)
Coco Young
1989
Claes Oldenburg (1929 - 2022)
Claes Oldenburg
1929 - 2022
Sargent Claude Johnson (1888 - 1967)
Sargent Claude Johnson
1888 - 1967
Francis Brown (1891 - 1971)
Francis Brown
1891 - 1971
Joe Coleman (1955)
Joe Coleman
1955

Creators Realism

Julian Falat (1853 - 1929)
Julian Falat
1853 - 1929
Frederik Vermehren (1823 - 1910)
Frederik Vermehren
1823 - 1910
Edward Steichen (1879 - 1973)
Edward Steichen
1879 - 1973
Antonello Riccio (1576)
Antonello Riccio
1576
Charles-Emile Jacque (1813 - 1894)
Charles-Emile Jacque
1813 - 1894
Joseph Wolf (1820 - 1899)
Joseph Wolf
1820 - 1899
Anna Costenoble (1863 - 1930)
Anna Costenoble
1863 - 1930
Edmund Ludwig Eduard Wodick (1816 - 1886)
Edmund Ludwig Eduard Wodick
1816 - 1886
Peter Storck (1940)
Peter Storck
1940
William Huggins (1820 - 1884)
William Huggins
1820 - 1884
Émile Pierre Joseph de Cauwer (1827 - 1873)
Émile Pierre Joseph de Cauwer
1827 - 1873
Vilhelm Jacob Rosenstand (1838 - 1915)
Vilhelm Jacob Rosenstand
1838 - 1915
Jean Paul Lemieux (1904 - 1990)
Jean Paul Lemieux
1904 - 1990
John William Buxton Knight (1843 - 1908)
John William Buxton Knight
1843 - 1908
Vincenzo de Stefani (1859 - 1937)
Vincenzo de Stefani
1859 - 1937
Théodore Baron (1840 - 1899)
Théodore Baron
1840 - 1899