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

Reginald Case (1937 - 2009)
Reginald Case
1937 - 2009
Herbert Adams (1858 - 1945)
Herbert Adams
1858 - 1945
Paul Pascal (1839 - 1905)
Paul Pascal
1839 - 1905
Guy Anderson (1906 - 1998)
Guy Anderson
1906 - 1998
Chaim Gross (1904 - 1991)
Chaim Gross
1904 - 1991
Hermon di Giovanno (1900 - 1968)
Hermon di Giovanno
1900 - 1968
Joyce Pensato (1941 - 2019)
Joyce Pensato
1941 - 2019
Randolph Caldecott (1846 - 1886)
Randolph Caldecott
1846 - 1886
Ella Kruglyanskaya (1978)
Ella Kruglyanskaya
1978
Paul Lamar Collins (1936)
Paul Lamar Collins
1936
Craig Alan (1971)
Craig Alan
1971
Henry Benbridge (1743 - 1812)
Henry Benbridge
1743 - 1812
Arthello Beck (1941 - 2004)
Arthello Beck
1941 - 2004
Catherine Tharp Altvater (1907 - 1984)
Catherine Tharp Altvater
1907 - 1984
Keith Sonnier (1941 - 2020)
Keith Sonnier
1941 - 2020
Percy Bryant Baker (1881 - 1970)
Percy Bryant Baker
1881 - 1970

Creators Realism

Marvin Dorwart Cone (1891 - 1965)
Marvin Dorwart Cone
1891 - 1965
Theodor Hosemann (1807 - 1875)
Theodor Hosemann
1807 - 1875
Albert Charpin (1842 - 1924)
Albert Charpin
1842 - 1924
James Collinson (1825 - 1881)
James Collinson
1825 - 1881
Charles Lapostolet (1824 - 1890)
Charles Lapostolet
1824 - 1890
Gleb Aleksandrovich Savinov (1915 - 2000)
Gleb Aleksandrovich Savinov
1915 - 2000
Alfred Elsen (1850 - 1914)
Alfred Elsen
1850 - 1914
Gerhard Richter (1932)
Gerhard Richter
1932
Benjamin Edwin Minns (1863 - 1937)
Benjamin Edwin Minns
1863 - 1937
Albert Duplain (1890 - 1978)
Albert Duplain
1890 - 1978
Peter Schwingen (1813 - 1863)
Peter Schwingen
1813 - 1863
Hermanus Koekkoek II (1836 - 1909)
Hermanus Koekkoek II
1836 - 1909
Hilo Chen (1942)
Hilo Chen
1942
John Ernst Steinbeck (1902 - 1968)
John Ernst Steinbeck
1902 - 1968
Wohl Gyula Benczúr (1844 - 1920)
Wohl Gyula Benczúr
1844 - 1920
Lorna Selim (1928 - 2021)
Lorna Selim
1928 - 2021
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