Rishel, Joseph J.
Person
Biography
Joseph J. Rishel came to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1971 as Associate Curator of Painting before 1900. By the following November, he was also serving as curator to the Johnson Collection. Overseeing the department since its inception in 1973, Rishel was also the Museum's Gisela and Dennis Alter Senior Curator of European Painting before 1900, and the Senior Curator of the John G. Johnson Collection and the Rodin Museum.
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Rishel, Joseph J., and Anne d'Harnoncourt, 1980-1986
File — Box: 29, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Covering the last decade of his life, this correspondence primarily documents McIlhenny's extensive social activities and the numerous friendships he cultivated in America and abroad. Many of the letters pertain to an exchange of invitations to dinner parties, cultural events, and vacation rendezvous, along with follow-up thank you notes. There are also numerous letters of thanks from McIlhenny for the many gifts he'd receive, ranging from a duck door knocker and jar of Col. Biddle's curry...
Dates:
1980-1986