1906 Frank E. Schoonover 138 264 Circle of Fire FES Title: White Fang -- Serial by Jack London Alternate Titles: They Can Come and Get Me Now (1987) Date: 01/08/1906 Size: 36˝ h x 24˝ w Medium: oil on Single Prime Linen canvas Inscription: lr: Schoonover / ’06 Published: London, Jack. “White Fang.” Outing Magazine, May 1906: frontis- piece. caption: “They can come in and get me now.” London, Jack. Works of Jack London. New York: Avenel Books, 1980: 95. caption: “I guess you can come up an’ get me anytime!” Brandywine River Museum. Catalogue of the Collection 1969-1989. Chadds Ford, PA: Brandywine Conservancy, 1991: 173, 175. caption: Schoonover Circle of Fire 261 The River and the Boats FES Title: Vignette -- The river and the boats Alternate Titles: Valley of Sunshine (1987) Date: 01/02/1906 Size: 12˝ h x 16˝ w Medium: charcoal and gouache on il- lustration board Inscription: lm: F.E.S. Published: Thomas, Rowland. “In the Valley of Sunshine and Shadow.” Col- lier’s Weekly, 10 February 1906: 21. caption: There were the river and the great clumsy boats Exhibitions: 1987 Greenville Provenance: Franklin Biggs, Middle- town, Delaware; Schoonover Studios, Ltd., Wilmington, Delaware (1987); private collection (2004) 262 Don Enrique FES Title: Don Enrique Date: 12/30/1905 Medium: [charcoal and gouache on board] Inscription: lr: S. Published: Thomas, Rowland. “In the Valley of Sunshine and Shadow.” Col- lier’s Weekly, 10 February 1906: 22. caption: Don Enrique was their lord 263 Indian Firing FES Title: Indian Firing Date: 12/31/1905 Size: 13˝ h x 23˝ w Medium: charcoal and gouache on board Inscription: mr: F.E.S. Published: Thomas, Rowland. “In the Valley of Sunshine and Shadow.” Col- lier’s Weekly, 10 February 1906: 23. caption: The poor, foolish Indian stopped their proud Spanish hearts Exhibitions: 1978 Shawnee (title unveri- fied); 1979 Montrose Provenance: Montrose Galleries, Bethesda, Maryland (1979); Schoon- over Galleries, Ltd., Wilmington, Delaware; Alice Baldwin Kaiser (December 17, 1979); Schoonover Studios, Ltd., Wilmington, Delaware; private collection (1999)
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264Circle of FireFES Title: White Fang -- Serial by Jack
LondonAlternate Titles: They Can Come and
Get Me Now (1987)Date: 01/08/1906Size: 36˝ h x 24˝ wMedium: oil on Single Prime Linen
Outing Magazine, May 1906: frontis-piece. caption: “They can come in and get me now.”
London, Jack. Works of Jack London. New York: Avenel Books, 1980: 95. caption: “I guess you can come up an’ get me anytime!”
Brandywine River Museum. Catalogue of the Collection 1969-1989. Chadds Ford, PA: Brandywine Conservancy, 1991: 173, 175. caption: Schoonover Circle of Fire
261The River and the BoatsFES Title: Vignette -- The river and the
boatsAlternate Titles: Valley of Sunshine
(1987)Date: 01/02/1906Size: 12˝ h x 16˝ wMedium: charcoal and gouache on il-
lustration boardInscription: lm: F.E.S.Published: Thomas, Rowland. “In the
Valley of Sunshine and Shadow.” Col-lier’s Weekly, 10 February 1906: 21. caption: There were the river and the great clumsy boats
Exhibitions: 1987 GreenvilleProvenance: Franklin Biggs, Middle-
262Don EnriqueFES Title: Don EnriqueDate: 12/30/1905Medium: [charcoal and gouache on
board]Inscription: lr: S.Published: Thomas, Rowland. “In the
Valley of Sunshine and Shadow.” Col-lier’s Weekly, 10 February 1906: 22. caption: Don Enrique was their lord
263Indian FiringFES Title: Indian FiringDate: 12/31/1905Size: 13˝ h x 23˝ wMedium: charcoal and gouache on boardInscription: mr: F.E.S.Published: Thomas, Rowland. “In the
Valley of Sunshine and Shadow.” Col-lier’s Weekly, 10 February 1906: 23. caption: The poor, foolish Indian stopped their proud Spanish hearts
Date: 03/03/1906Size: 36˝ h x 24˝ wMedium: oil on canvasInscription: lr: Schoonover / ’06Published: Mulford, Clarence Edward.
“Bar-20 Range Yarns - Hopalong Keeps His Word.” Outing Magazine, June 1906: 334. caption: ‘Hopalong’s Colts peeped over the ears of his horse and he backed into a corner near the bar’
Mulford, Clarence Edward. Bar-20. New York: The Outing Publishing Company, 1907: facing 118. caption: “Hopalong’s Colts peeped over the ears of his horse”
Holusha, Rosemary. “The Douglas Art Collection.” Arizona Highways, November 1980: 45. caption: Hopalong Cassidy
Oppel, Frank, ed. Tales of the West. Secaucus, NJ: Castle, 1984: 104. caption: “Hopalong’s Colts peeped over the ears of his horse, and he backed into a corner near the bar.”
Provenance: Artist; Richard Layton, Wilmington, Delaware; Southern Arizona Bank, Tuscon and Scottsdale, Arizona; First National Bank of Ari-zona; First Interstate Bancorp (1981); Wells Fargo (1996); Wells Fargo His-tory Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
Provenance: Robert Pennington, Jr., Hawaii (as of September 22, 1969); Mr. and Mrs. James W. Ratzlaff, La Canada-Flintridge, California (as of 1986); Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Gift of the Robert Pennington Family (1986)
265He Got Lawson On His Powerful BackDate: 02/10/1906Size: 36˝ h x 24˝ wMedium: oil on canvasInscription: lr: Schoonover / ’06Published: Mott, Lawrence. “One of
Three.” Outing Magazine, May 1906: 224. caption: “He got Lawson on his powerful back with the cut leg stuck forward through the crook of his arm, and he started.”
Mott, Lawrence. The White Darkness. New York: The Outing Publishing Company, 1907: facing 144. caption: He hurried frantically on
Commentary: See related photograph by Schoonover of models posing outside the artist’s studio. (#265p)
Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Hall
266A Young Girl Stood in the Florist’s DoorwayFES Title: Vignette for “Bridge Across
the Night”Date: 02/18/1906Medium: [oil on canvas]Inscription: lr: F.E.S.Published: Brown, Katherine Holland.
“The Bridge Across the Night.” Scrib-ner’s Magazine, May 1906: 573. caption: A young girl stood in the florist’s doorway. - Page 572
Commentary: There was a three week break in the day book entries after #265, due to the artist’s trip to Jamaica with Stanley Arthurs and Howard Pyle ( January 9 - February 1, 1906). This illustration was Schoon-over’s first after that trip.
265p
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that Doug Allen received a pen-cil sketch of a bobcat from Frank Schoonover as a gift. He writes: “FES said [Philip R.] Goodwin [fellow Howard Pyle student] drew it to help out with the contorted position of the cat - FES said he wanted it to ‘be right’.” With Goodwin’s compositional help, Schoonover completed ‘The Lynx’ on March 12, 1906. It was the first paint-ing he completed after moving into his new studio at 1616 North Rodney Street on March 8th. (correspon-dence, diaries and day books)
Provenance: Hinman, Howard and Kat-tell, Binghamton, New York; private collection (2007)
269Gray Beaver and White Fang in CanoeFES Title: Gray Beaver and White Fang
Date: 03/30/1906Size: 35.375˝ h x 19.625˝ wMedium: oil on canvasInscription: lr: Schoonover / ’06Published: London, Jack. “White Fang,
Part III - The Gods of the Wild.” Outing Magazine, July 1906: 448. caption: White Fang’s free nature flashed forth again, and he sank his teeth into the moccasined foot
Seton, Ernest Thomson. “Is Our Fur Supply in Danger?” World’s Work, March 1924: 502. caption: The husky, only two or three jumps ahead of his lupine forbearers, will attack the wolf treacherously and swiftly. The good dog team men learn how to handle their dogs early or “savage” them when they mutiny
Pitz, Henry C. The Brandywine Tradition. New York: Weathervane Books, 1968: following 126. caption: Canadian Trapper and Wolf, by Frank E. Schoonover. Oil. Collec-tion of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wyeth.
Schoonover, Frank E. The Edge of the Wilderness, edited by Cortlandt Schoonover. Toronto: Methuen, 1974: 147. caption: White Fang and Gray Beaver in Canoe
Dykes, Jeff. Fifty Great Western Illus-trators. Northland Press, 1975: 371.
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268The She Wolf and LynxFES Title: The She wolf and LynxAlternate Titles: The LynxDate: 03/12/1906Size: 36˝ h x 24˝ wMedium: oil on rough linen canvasInscription: lr: Schoonover / ’06Published: London, Jack, “White Fang.”
Outing Magazine, June 1906: 304. caption: “In the full glare of the after-noon light, crouching in the entrance of the cave, the cubs saw the lynx mother.”
London, Jack. Tales of the North. Secaucus, NJ: Castle, 1979: 18. caption: “In the full glare of the after-noon light, crouching in the entrance of the cave, the cubs saw the lynx mother.”
London, Jack. Works of Jack London. New York: Avenel Books, 1980: 119. caption: In the full glare of the after-noon light, crouching in the entrance of the cave, the cubs saw the lynx mother.
Commentary: In a letter from Chester Marron to John Schoonover dated January 20, 2006, Marron explains
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269sbCanadian Trapper – SketchDate: 1906Size: 14˝ h x 9˝ wMedium: charcoal and wax crayon on
paperInscription: [unsigned]Provenance: Brandywine River Museum,
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wyeth (1985)
270“I - I - I - Got Here On - On - On Time,” He WhisperedDate: 04/05/1906Size: 36˝ h x 24˝ wMedium: oil on Columbia canvasInscription: lr: Schoonover / ’06Published: Mott, Lawrence. “Wilkin-
son’s Chance.” The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, July 1906: 433. caption: “I - I - I - got here on - on - on time,’ he whispered”
The West and Walter Bimson. Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona Mu-seum of Art, 1971: 147. caption: Got Here on Time, 1906 Oil on canvas, 36 x24
271Poleon Kills Wa-Gush in CanoeFES Title: Poleon Kills WaGush in Ca-
noe - moon light.Alternate Titles: The Silent Lake (1912)Date: 04/17/1906Size: 30˝ h x 48˝ wMedium: oil on Columbia canvasInscription: lr: SchoonoverPublished: Mott, Lawrence. “Wa-Gush.”
Outing Magazine, August 1906: fac-ing 556. caption: “Bon Dieu, Ah have keel lak’ Ah say now Ah keel h’again.”
Mott, Lawrence. The White Darkness. New York: The Outing Publishing Company, 1907: facing 224. caption: “Adieu, Wa-gush, Ah Alway loove you,” he gasped
Exhibitions: 1912 WSFAProvenance: See #271alt
caption: Canadian Trapper by Schoonover from The Brandywine Heritage
London, Jack. Tales of the North. Secaucus, NJ: Castle, 1979: 38. caption: “White Fang’s free nature flashed forth again, and he sank his teeth into the moccasined foot.”
London, Jack. Works of Jack London. New York: Avenel Books, 1980: 133. caption: White Fang’s free nature flashed forth again, and he sank his teeth into the moccasined foot.
Brandywine River Museum. Catalogue of the Collection 1969-1989. Chadds Ford, PA: Brandywine Conservancy, 1991: 171-3. caption: Schoonover Canadian Trap-per
Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, PA: Brandywine Conservancy, 1997: 21. caption: Canadian Trapper
Commentary: Schoonover’s dramatic ‘worm’s eye view’, captures the intensity of the struggle between the bloodied and bruised White Fang and Gray Beaver. The day books indi-cate that this work was painted for a composition class. See #269sa for the preliminary sketch and #269sb for the more complete sketch.
Provenance: Artist; Helen L. Card, Latendorf Bookshop, New York (October 27, 1962); The Gift Horse, West Chester, Pennsylvania (1965, 1967); Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wyeth, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania (1967); Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wyeth (1985)
269saGray Beaver and White Fang - Ink SketchDate: 03//1906Size: 3.75˝ h x 2.75˝ wMedium: ink on paperInscription: lr: Frank E. SchoonoverProvenance: Brandywine River Museum,
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wyeth (1985)
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272Holding the ClaimFES Title: Holding the Claim - “Hopa-
long series”Alternate Titles: Hopalong Cassidy
(1967); Hopalong and Shorty (1979)Date: 05/02/1906Size: 36˝ h x 24˝ wMedium: oil on canvasInscription: ll: Schoonover-Co. / 1906Published: Mulford, Clarence Edward.
“Bar-20 Range Yarns - Holding the Claim.” Outing Magazine, August 1906: 552. caption: “Hopalong...Blew Another Smoke Ring. He was Waiting for the Gun to Waver.”
Mulford, Clarence Edward. Bar-20. New York: The Outing Publishing Company, 1907: facing 182. caption: “Calmly blew several heavy smoke rings around the frowning barrel.”
———. New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1907: frontispiece or facing 182. caption: [same as above]
Smith, Louise Schoonover. “The Art of Frank E. Schoonover.” Illustration, July 2003: 28. caption: “Hopalong and Shorty,” 1905. Oil on canvas, 36˝ x 24˝. Daybook #272. Collection of Na-tional Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
Exhibitions: 1967 Gift Horse; 1975 BRM (catalog); 1979 Artists of the Brandywine
Commentary: Faced with a deadline from Outing Magazine, Schoonover found himself without enough time to finish this painting. He solicited the expertise of N.C. Wyeth who worked in the adjoining studio at 1616 North Rodney Street in Wilmington, Delaware. N.C. helped him finish the sky in time for the shipment to the publisher. Not wanting to take all of the credit, Schoonover signed it in the lower left: “Schoonover - Co. / 1906.”
Provenance: Artist; unknown; Mrs. Ron Crawford (1975); Schoonover Studios, Ltd., Wilmington, Delaware (1979); National Cowboy and West-ern Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (1981)
271sWa Gush - SketchDate: 1906Size: 9.5˝ h x 7.25˝ wMedium: charcoal and gouache on paperInscription: lr: Frank E. SchoonoverCommentary: See #271 for the published
version and #271alt for the altered version.
Provenance: Collection of Mrs. Ronald Crawford
271altWa-GushAlternate Titles: Wa Gush (1975, 1980);
Silent LakeDate: 04//1906Size: 30˝ h x 48˝ wMedium: oil on Columbia canvasInscription: lr: Frank E. SchoonoverPublished: Reed, Walt, ed. The Illustrator
in America 1900-1960’s. New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1966: 69. caption: Illustration for “White Fang,” by Jack London, Outing Maga-zine, 1906.
Schoonover, Frank E. The Edge of the Wilderness, edited by Cortlandt Schoonover. Toronto: Methuen, 1974: 152. caption: Wa-Gush
Schoonover, Cortlandt. Frank Schoon-over, Illustrator of the North American Frontier. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1976: 98. caption: Wa-Gush
Annotations: en verso: Illustration for Wa-gush / Ah have keel lak A / say now I keel h’ag an / Schoonover
Exhibitions: 1975 BRM (catalog); 1980 Lancaster
Provenance: Sold by artist to private col-lection (December 8, 1912); inherited by private collection
