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The Pirate |
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Alternate Titles: | Costume Study |
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Date: | 1899 | |
Size: | 23.25″H x 14.25″W | |
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Type: | student picture | |
Published: | Howard Pyle: A Teacher, The Formal Years. Chadds Ford, PA: The Brandywine Conservancy, 1980: 6. caption: Costume Study – Pirate Drexel University Museum. Frank E. Schoonover at Drexel: Illustration and the Academic Tradition 1892-1903. Philadelphia: Drexel University, 1986: 34. |
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Inscription: | lr: Frank E. Schoonover | |
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Exhibitions: | 1972 BRM; 1980 BRM (catalog); 1986 FES Drexel (catalog) | |
Comments: | Drexel study; index; edit | |
Commentary: | Here, “Schoonover heightens the air of the mystery this pirate possesses by placing him on a dark ground. This context serves to enhance the dramatic quality of the drawing and allows the highlights to standout. Schoonover further emphacizes the highlights through the use of white chalk – on the silver belt buckle, the gold earring, and the brass buttons.” (Drexel University Museum, 24) | |
Provenance: | John R. Schoonover, Wilmington, Delaware (1972 BRM); Schoonover Studios, Ltd., Wilmington, Delaware (1980 BRM); Edward R. Burka, Worton, Maryland (1986 Drexel Show); Thomas Burka, New York; Collection of Chris savage (May 2023) |