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

Gregory Crewdson (1962)
Gregory Crewdson
1962
Robert Nava (1985)
Robert Nava
1985
Mark Ryden (1963)
Mark Ryden
1963
David Levinthal (1949)
David Levinthal
1949
Clifford Owens (1971)
Clifford Owens
1971
Gil Elvgren (1914 - 1980)
Gil Elvgren
1914 - 1980
Emily Mason (1932 - 2019)
Emily Mason
1932 - 2019
William Morris Hunt (1824 - 1879)
William Morris Hunt
1824 - 1879
Vito Acconci (1940 - 2017)
Vito Acconci
1940 - 2017
Robert Grossman (1940 - 2018)
Robert Grossman
1940 - 2018
Christo Yavashev (1935 - 2020)
Christo Yavashev
1935 - 2020
Elliott Hundley (1975)
Elliott Hundley
1975
Charline von Heyl (1960)
Charline von Heyl
1960
John Trumbull (1756 - 1843)
John Trumbull
1756 - 1843
Viktor Schreckengost (1906 - 2008)
Viktor Schreckengost
1906 - 2008
Sarah Miriam Peale (1800 - 1885)
Sarah Miriam Peale
1800 - 1885

Creators Realism

Giacomo Grosso (1860 - 1938)
Giacomo Grosso
1860 - 1938
Johan Laurentz Jensen (1800 - 1856)
Johan Laurentz Jensen
1800 - 1856
Franz Bronstert (1895 - 1967)
Franz Bronstert
1895 - 1967
Hans Weidmann (1918 - 1997)
Hans Weidmann
1918 - 1997
Paul Friedrich Meyerheim (1842 - 1915)
Paul Friedrich Meyerheim
1842 - 1915
Leonard Campbell Taylor (1874 - 1969)
Leonard Campbell Taylor
1874 - 1969
Raphy Dallèves (1878 - 1940)
Raphy Dallèves
1878 - 1940
Alexander Antonovich Rizzoni (1836 - 1902)
Alexander Antonovich Rizzoni
1836 - 1902
Fernando Cueto Amorsolo (1892 - 1972)
Fernando Cueto Amorsolo
1892 - 1972
Leo Fomich Langinen (1926 - 1996)
Leo Fomich Langinen
1926 - 1996
Helmert Richard van der Flier (1827 - 1899)
Helmert Richard van der Flier
1827 - 1899
Fidelia Bridges (1834 - 1923)
Fidelia Bridges
1834 - 1923
Torello Ancillotti (1843 - 1899)
Torello Ancillotti
1843 - 1899
Fritz Kreidt (1936 - 2020)
Fritz Kreidt
1936 - 2020
Jörg Danielczyk (1952)
Jörg Danielczyk
1952
Albert Pieter Hahn (the Elder) (1877 - 1918)
Albert Pieter Hahn (the Elder)
1877 - 1918