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

Todd Hido (1968)
Todd Hido
1968
William Zorach (1887 - 1966)
William Zorach
1887 - 1966
George Henry Hall (1825 - 1913)
George Henry Hall
1825 - 1913
Newell Convers Wyeth (1882 - 1945)
Newell Convers Wyeth
1882 - 1945
Otis Kaye (1885 - 1974)
Otis Kaye
1885 - 1974
Ryan McGinley (1977)
Ryan McGinley
1977
Nellie Mae Rowe (1900 - 1982)
Nellie Mae Rowe
1900 - 1982
Thomas Eakins (1844 - 1916)
Thomas Eakins
1844 - 1916
James (Jim) Torlakson (1951)
James (Jim) Torlakson
1951
Kilian Leonard Dax (1954)
Kilian Leonard Dax
1954
Don Gummer (1946)
Don Gummer
1946
Joel Shapiro (1941 - 2024)
Joel Shapiro
1941 - 2024
Herbert Haseltine (1877 - 1962)
Herbert Haseltine
1877 - 1962
Samuel Perry Dinsmoor (1843 - 1932)
Samuel Perry Dinsmoor
1843 - 1932
Rosalyn Drexler (1926)
Rosalyn Drexler
1926
Harry Lane (1891 - 1973)
Harry Lane
1891 - 1973

Creators Realism

Wilhelm Dachauer (1881 - 1951)
Wilhelm Dachauer
1881 - 1951
Anna Virginie Caroline de Weert (1867 - 1950)
Anna Virginie Caroline de Weert
1867 - 1950
Stepan Fedorovitch Kolesnikoff (1879 - 1955)
Stepan Fedorovitch Kolesnikoff
1879 - 1955
Hannes Rischert (1901 - 1984)
Hannes Rischert
1901 - 1984
Pavel Petrovich Benkov (1879 - 1949)
Pavel Petrovich Benkov
1879 - 1949
Otto Heinrich Propheter (1875 - 1927)
Otto Heinrich Propheter
1875 - 1927
Wladyslaw Wankie (1860 - 1925)
Wladyslaw Wankie
1860 - 1925
Erwin Kettemann (1897 - 1971)
Erwin Kettemann
1897 - 1971
Henri Zuber (1844 - 1909)
Henri Zuber
1844 - 1909
Georg Dehn (1843 - 1904)
Georg Dehn
1843 - 1904
Robert Campin (1378 - 1444)
Robert Campin
1378 - 1444
Samuel Addison Shute (1803 - 1836)
Samuel Addison Shute
1803 - 1836
John Henry O'Hara (1905 - 1970)
John Henry O'Hara
1905 - 1970
Henri Dutzschold (1841 - 1891)
Henri Dutzschold
1841 - 1891
Emma Alice Henriette Ronner (1857 - 1957)
Emma Alice Henriette Ronner
1857 - 1957
Fidelia Bridges (1834 - 1923)
Fidelia Bridges
1834 - 1923