page_title: Frank Schoonover
section_title: Alvin York painting
hierarchical_section_title: Frank Schoonover / Alvin York painting
caption_attribution_description: English: This battle scene was painted in 1919 by artist Frank Schoonover. The scene depicts the bravery of Alvin C. York in 1918.
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: Schoonover’s name received national attention in 2011 when his painting of World War I hero Alvin C. York was returned to York’s home state of Tennessee. Businessman and philanthropist Allan Jones of Cleveland, Tennessee purchased the painting on Veteran’s Day from the Blakeslee Gallery in Wellington, Florida.
  Jones said, "When I learned that Mr. Blakeslee would consider selling the painting to the right buyer, I felt it was essential to bring this piece back to its rightful home in Tennessee and have the painting here on Veterans Day 11-11-11."
  Prior to being acquired by Jones, the painting was on loan to the 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum.
caption: Schoonover's painting of Alvin York
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