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

Aaron Berkman (1900 - 1991)
Aaron Berkman
1900 - 1991
Henry Alexander (1860 - 1894)
Henry Alexander
1860 - 1894
John Butler Yeats (1839 - 1922)
John Butler Yeats
1839 - 1922
Peter Reginato (1945)
Peter Reginato
1945
Deborah Kay Butterfield (1949)
Deborah Kay Butterfield
1949
Charles Green Shaw (1892 - 1974)
Charles Green Shaw
1892 - 1974
Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876 - 1973)
Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington
1876 - 1973
Fred Sandback (1943 - 2003)
Fred Sandback
1943 - 2003
Charles Courtney Curran (1861 - 1942)
Charles Courtney Curran
1861 - 1942
Jose De Creeft (1884 - 1982)
Jose De Creeft
1884 - 1982
Susan Rothenberg (1945 - 2020)
Susan Rothenberg
1945 - 2020
Hans Schuler (1874 - 1951)
Hans Schuler
1874 - 1951
Genesis Tramaine (1983)
Genesis Tramaine
1983
Chuck Close (1940 - 2021)
Chuck Close
1940 - 2021
Ernest Martin Hennings II (1886 - 1956)
Ernest Martin Hennings II
1886 - 1956
Lee Quiñones (1960)
Lee Quiñones
1960

Creators Realism

Christian Carl Magnussen (1821 - 1896)
Christian Carl Magnussen
1821 - 1896
Giuseppe Amisani (1881 - 1941)
Giuseppe Amisani
1881 - 1941
Joaquin Dominguez Becker (1817 - 1879)
Joaquin Dominguez Becker
1817 - 1879
Georg Wilhelm Issel (1785 - 1870)
Georg Wilhelm Issel
1785 - 1870
Angel Della Valle (1852 - 1903)
Angel Della Valle
1852 - 1903
Heinrich Georg Brandes (1803 - 1868)
Heinrich Georg Brandes
1803 - 1868
Anna Georgievna Staritsky (1908 - 1981)
Anna Georgievna Staritsky
1908 - 1981
Elza Karlovna Shvalbe-Matveeva (1903 - 2006)
Elza Karlovna Shvalbe-Matveeva
1903 - 2006
Gennady Stepanovich Rayshev (1934 - 2020)
Gennady Stepanovich Rayshev
1934 - 2020
Konstantin Ivanovich Rudakov (1891 - 1948)
Konstantin Ivanovich Rudakov
1891 - 1948
Fritz Freund (1859 - 1936)
Fritz Freund
1859 - 1936
Victor Nehlig (1830 - 1909)
Victor Nehlig
1830 - 1909
Lidio Ajmone (1884 - 1945)
Lidio Ajmone
1884 - 1945
Reiner Wagner (1942)
Reiner Wagner
1942
Rimma Iosifovna Pantsekhovskaia (1928)
Rimma Iosifovna Pantsekhovskaia
1928
Hendrik de Cort (1742 - 1810)
Hendrik de Cort
1742 - 1810
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