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

Lynd Kendall Ward (1905 - 1985)
Lynd Kendall Ward
1905 - 1985
Beauford Delaney (1901 - 1979)
Beauford Delaney
1901 - 1979
John Singleton Copley (1738 - 1815)
John Singleton Copley
1738 - 1815
Michael (Mike) Gallagher (1945)
Michael (Mike) Gallagher
1945
Hans Meyer-Kassel (1872 - 1952)
Hans Meyer-Kassel
1872 - 1952
Elenore Plaisted Abbott (1875 - 1935)
Elenore Plaisted Abbott
1875 - 1935
Jun Kaneko (1942)
Jun Kaneko
1942
Horst P. Horst (1906 - 1999)
Horst P. Horst
1906 - 1999
Paul Staiger (1941 - ?)
Paul Staiger
1941 - ?
Joseph Marioni (1943)
Joseph Marioni
1943
Sheila Hicks (1934)
Sheila Hicks
1934
John Baldessari (1931 - 2020)
John Baldessari
1931 - 2020
Clark Murray (1938)
Clark Murray
1938
Richard Walter Bock (1865 - 1949)
Richard Walter Bock
1865 - 1949
Earl Kerkam (1891 - 1965)
Earl Kerkam
1891 - 1965
Thornton Oakley (1881 - 1953)
Thornton Oakley
1881 - 1953

Creators Realism

Giovanni Cavalleri (1858 - 1934)
Giovanni Cavalleri
1858 - 1934
Leonid Frechkop (1897 - 1982)
Leonid Frechkop
1897 - 1982
Sepp Sedlmaier (XIX century - XX century)
Sepp Sedlmaier
XIX century - XX century
Boris Sergeevich Gennadyev (1912 - 1942)
Boris Sergeevich Gennadyev
1912 - 1942
William Sidney Mount (1807 - 1868)
William Sidney Mount
1807 - 1868
Firmin Balthazar Verhevick (1874 - 1962)
Firmin Balthazar Verhevick
1874 - 1962
Luigi Rossi (1852 - 1923)
Luigi Rossi
1852 - 1923
William Westall (1781 - 1850)
William Westall
1781 - 1850
Andrew Wyeth (1917 - 2009)
Andrew Wyeth
1917 - 2009
Nikolay Vasilevich Dosekin (1863 - 1935)
Nikolay Vasilevich Dosekin
1863 - 1935
Abraham Anderson (1847 - 1940)
Abraham Anderson
1847 - 1940
Helene Dolberg (1881 - 1979)
Helene Dolberg
1881 - 1979
James John Wilson Carmichael (1800 - 1868)
James John Wilson Carmichael
1800 - 1868
Louis Lartigau (XIX century - XX century)
Louis Lartigau
XIX century - XX century
Hans Looschen (1859 - 1923)
Hans Looschen
1859 - 1923
Louis Claude Mouchot (1830 - 1891)
Louis Claude Mouchot
1830 - 1891