Oral history interview with Frank Schoonover

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Oral history interview with Frank Schoonover

1966 April 6

An interview of Frank Schoonover conducted 1966 April 6, by Richard Doud, for the Archives of American Art. Schoonover speaks of his first meeting with Howard Pyle; studying under Pyle at Drexel Institute and at Pyle's own school; Pyle's work for "Harper's"; working for "Harper's" himself as an illustrator; Pyle's contribution to illustration; and meeting Maxfield Parrish.

Sound recording: 1 sound tape reel (1 hour, 30 min.) ; 7 in.Transcript: 23 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7559386

Archives of American Art

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Harper's Magazine.

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Harper's Magazine.

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Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911

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American illustrator and writer of children's books. From the description of Howard Pyle letter to Elmer Reynolds July 2, 1887. (Ohio University). WorldCat record id: 13054039 Illustrator, muralist, writer, art teacher, of Wilmington, Del. From the description of Howard Pyle manuscript collection, 1898-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70977558 Illustrator and children's book author; Wilmington, Del. From the description of Howard Pyle let...

Parrish, Maxfield, 1870-1966

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Frederick Parrish was born July 25, 1870 in Philadelphia, PA. He later took a family name, Maxfield, as his middle name. He was an illustrator and commercial artist who designed his first magazine cover for Harper's Weekly in April, 1895. Following that he did pictures and posters for other popular periodicals. His works also became familiar to the public through his illustrations for calendars and advertisements. He was noted for his use of rich colors, especially the shade of blue named for hi...

Schoonover, Frank E., 1877-1972

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Illustrator, painter, muralist, writer, art teacher, of Wilmington, Del. From the description of Frank E. Schoonover Collection, 1898-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70978749 Frank Earle Schoonover (1877-1972) was an illustrator, from Wilmington, Del. From the description of Oral history interview with Frank Schoonover, 1966 Apr. 6 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 458410901 Illustrator. From the description of Frank Scho...

Doud, Richard Keith

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Art historian; Washington, D.C. From the description of Richard Keith Doud papers, 1963-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557238 ...