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

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Paul Kane (1810 - 1871)
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Charles Green Shaw (1892 - 1974)
Charles Green Shaw
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Richard Pousette-Dart (1916 - 1992)
Richard Pousette-Dart
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Francesca Gabbiani (1965)
Francesca Gabbiani
1965
Knox Martin (1923 - 2022)
Knox Martin
1923 - 2022
Mark di Suvero (1933)
Mark di Suvero
1933
Nathaniel Mary Quinn (1977)
Nathaniel Mary Quinn
1977
Winfred Rembert (1945 - 2021)
Winfred Rembert
1945 - 2021
Otis Kaye (1885 - 1974)
Otis Kaye
1885 - 1974
Mary Cassatt (1844 - 1926)
Mary Cassatt
1844 - 1926
Elizabeth Murray (1940 - 2007)
Elizabeth Murray
1940 - 2007
Edward Avedisian (1936 - 2007)
Edward Avedisian
1936 - 2007
Marcus Jansen (1968)
Marcus Jansen
1968
Emily Mason (1932 - 2019)
Emily Mason
1932 - 2019
George Henry Bogert (1864 - 1944)
George Henry Bogert
1864 - 1944

Creators Realism

Arthur Joseph Gaskin (1862 - 1928)
Arthur Joseph Gaskin
1862 - 1928
Ansel Easton Adams (1902 - 1984)
Ansel Easton Adams
1902 - 1984
Christian Wilberg (1839 - 1882)
Christian Wilberg
1839 - 1882
Paolo Forcella (1868 - ?)
Paolo Forcella
1868 - ?
Jean Le Moal (1909 - 2007)
Jean Le Moal
1909 - 2007
Lambertus Johannes Hansen (1803 - 1859)
Lambertus Johannes Hansen
1803 - 1859
Erich Thum (1886 - 1952)
Erich Thum
1886 - 1952
Gerhard Brandes (1923 - 2013)
Gerhard Brandes
1923 - 2013
Sergei Mikhailovich Kolesnikov (1889 - 1952)
Sergei Mikhailovich Kolesnikov
1889 - 1952
Sarah Bernhardt (1844 - 1923)
Sarah Bernhardt
1844 - 1923
Aernout Smit (1641 - 1710)
Aernout Smit
1641 - 1710
Vera Efremovna Pestel (Bal'i) (1887 - 1952)
Vera Efremovna Pestel (Bal'i)
1887 - 1952
Carl August Liner (1871 - 1946)
Carl August Liner
1871 - 1946
Hubert Zalentin (1822 - 1910)
Hubert Zalentin
1822 - 1910
Hendrik Jacobus Scholten (1824 - 1907)
Hendrik Jacobus Scholten
1824 - 1907
Andrei Petrovich Ryabushkin (1861 - 1904)
Andrei Petrovich Ryabushkin
1861 - 1904
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