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Creator:
Schoonover, Frank Earle, 1877-1972  Search this
Interviewer:
Doud, Richard Keith  Search this
Names:
Harper's Magazine Foundation  Search this
Parrish, Maxfield, 1870-1966  Search this
Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911  Search this
Extent:
23 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
1966 April 6
Scope and Contents:
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.
Biographical / Historical:
Frank Earle Schoonover (1877-1972) was an illustrator, from Wilmington, Delaware.
General:
Originally recorded on 1 sound tape reel. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 1 hr., 34 min.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Restrictions:
Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy.
Topic:
Illustrators -- Interviews  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.schoon66
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9fba5f83b-355c-48fc-9999-9e1174d8af92
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-schoon66