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

John Chiara (1971)
John Chiara
1971
Allan (Toadhouse) Graham (1943)
Allan (Toadhouse) Graham
1943
Jan Balet (1913 - 2009)
Jan Balet
1913 - 2009
Charles Benefiel (1967)
Charles Benefiel
1967
Reginald Beauchamp (1910 - 2000)
Reginald Beauchamp
1910 - 2000
Ryan Mendoza (1971)
Ryan Mendoza
1971
Roy Newell (1914 - 2006)
Roy Newell
1914 - 2006
George Tice (1938 - 2025)
George Tice
1938 - 2025
Eli Raphael Marozzi (1913 - 1999)
Eli Raphael Marozzi
1913 - 1999
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891 - 1978)
Alma Woodsey Thomas
1891 - 1978
Philip Bualo (1863 - 1917)
Philip Bualo
1863 - 1917
Angel Delgado (1965)
Angel Delgado
1965
Ethel Schwabacher (1903 - 1984)
Ethel Schwabacher
1903 - 1984
Antanas Žmuidzinavičius (1876 - 1966)
Antanas Žmuidzinavičius
1876 - 1966
Susan Waters (1823 - 1900)
Susan Waters
1823 - 1900
Frederick Stuart Church (1842 - 1924)
Frederick Stuart Church
1842 - 1924

Creators Realism

Constantin Westchiloff (1878 - 1945)
Constantin Westchiloff
1878 - 1945
Karl Pavlovich Bryullov (1799 - 1852)
Karl Pavlovich Bryullov
1799 - 1852
Johann Georg Valentin Ruths (1825 - 1905)
Johann Georg Valentin Ruths
1825 - 1905
Joseph Peter Wilms (1814 - 1892)
Joseph Peter Wilms
1814 - 1892
Nikolay Alexandrovich Sysoev (1918 - 2001)
Nikolay Alexandrovich Sysoev
1918 - 2001
Hippolyte Pierre Delanoy (1849 - 1899)
Hippolyte Pierre Delanoy
1849 - 1899
Wilhelm Carl Melchior Simmler (1840 - 1923)
Wilhelm Carl Melchior Simmler
1840 - 1923
Paul Seignac (1826 - 1904)
Paul Seignac
1826 - 1904
Gerard Pieter Adolfs (1898 - 1968)
Gerard Pieter Adolfs
1898 - 1968
Konstantin Gursky (1868 - 1934)
Konstantin Gursky
1868 - 1934
August Kattentidt (1881 - 1961)
August Kattentidt
1881 - 1961
Alfred Raum (1872 - 1935)
Alfred Raum
1872 - 1935
Jean Laudy (1877 - 1956)
Jean Laudy
1877 - 1956
Fernand Verhaegen (1883 - 1975)
Fernand Verhaegen
1883 - 1975
Ippolito Leoni (1616 - 1694)
Ippolito Leoni
1616 - 1694
Gennady Stepanovich Rayshev (1934 - 2020)
Gennady Stepanovich Rayshev
1934 - 2020
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