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

Ernesto Briel (1943 - 1992)
Ernesto Briel
1943 - 1992
Carolee Schneemann (1939 - 2019)
Carolee Schneemann
1939 - 2019
William Richard Crutchfield (1932 - 2015)
William Richard Crutchfield
1932 - 2015
Abraham Walkowitz (1878 - 1965)
Abraham Walkowitz
1878 - 1965
Nikolay Vladimirovich Remizov (1887 - 1975)
Nikolay Vladimirovich Remizov
1887 - 1975
Johann Berthelsen (1883 - 1972)
Johann Berthelsen
1883 - 1972
Isamu Noguchi (1904 - 1988)
Isamu Noguchi
1904 - 1988
Cindy Sherman (1954)
Cindy Sherman
1954
Theaster Gates (1973)
Theaster Gates
1973
Samuel Addison Shute (1803 - 1836)
Samuel Addison Shute
1803 - 1836
Mary Heilmann (1940)
Mary Heilmann
1940
Brian Calvin (1969)
Brian Calvin
1969
Sean Landers (1962)
Sean Landers
1962
Kyle Morris (1918 - 1979)
Kyle Morris
1918 - 1979
Ivan Albright (1897 - 1983)
Ivan Albright
1897 - 1983
Carroll Dunham (1949)
Carroll Dunham
1949

Creators Realism

Ludovico Bigola (1822 - 1905)
Ludovico Bigola
1822 - 1905
Richard Caton Woodville (1825 - 1855)
Richard Caton Woodville
1825 - 1855
Hermann Schmidt (1819 - 1903)
Hermann Schmidt
1819 - 1903
Paul Strand (1890 - 1976)
Paul Strand
1890 - 1976
Rudolf Rudolfovich Frentz (1888 - 1956)
Rudolf Rudolfovich Frentz
1888 - 1956
Maria Margaretha van Os (1779 - 1862)
Maria Margaretha van Os
1779 - 1862
Petr Nikolaevich Gruzinskii (1837 - 1892)
Petr Nikolaevich Gruzinskii
1837 - 1892
Jean Chaudier (1834 - ?)
Jean Chaudier
1834 - ?
Jose Moreno Carbonero (1860 - 1942)
Jose Moreno Carbonero
1860 - 1942
Francis Nicholson (1753 - 1844)
Francis Nicholson
1753 - 1844
Jean-Michel Cels (1819 - 1894)
Jean-Michel Cels
1819 - 1894
Louis Aimé Japy (1839 - 1916)
Louis Aimé Japy
1839 - 1916
Alexander Fisher (1864 - 1936)
Alexander Fisher
1864 - 1936
Werner Bischof (1916 - 1954)
Werner Bischof
1916 - 1954
Thorvald Niss (1842 - 1905)
Thorvald Niss
1842 - 1905
Karl Digel (1905 - 1974)
Karl Digel
1905 - 1974