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Schaap, Ella, 1913-2021

 Person

Biography

Ella Schaap joined the museum staff in 1956 as a volunteer. She then spent time at the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania.

In 1980, she came back to volunteer in what was then known as the Medieval and Renaissance Decorative Arts department. By 1982, Schaap was named Curatorial Associate for the Garvan Tiles Exhibition and approximately one year later for the Dutch Tiles Collection.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Memorandum from Ella Schaap to Anne d'Harnoncourt, 1987 August 18

 Object — Box: 25, Folder: 66
Identifier: MDE_B025_F066_004
Scope and Contents

Memorandum from Ella Schaap to Anne d'Harnoncourt, George D. Widener Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Includes copies from the Dutch daily newspaper, Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant dated 1987 July 24.

Dates: 1987 August 18

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