Schab, William H

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role

Dealer/Gallery

dates

1887-1975

city

New York City

state

NY

other cities

Vienna, Austria; Lucerne, Switzerland; London, United Kingdom;

sex

M

historical notes

Viennese born William (Wilhelm) Henry Schab was a New York City art dealer and bookseller specializing in rare books, illuminated manuscripts, Old master prints, and drawings. Schab opened the William H. Schab Gallery in 1939 after fleeing Vienna, Austria, and emigrating to the United States.

Schab gave over one-hundred-and-twenty five works of art to the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York City.

Schab was married to Ada Loewy in Vienna in 1918; they had two children: Frances (1920-2018) and Frederick (1924-2020).

decades
of activity

1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970
1970-1980

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03/22/2024 12:09:32

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Archives/Repository	Collection Title	Collection Details
Indiana University The Lilly Library	Schab, William H. mss., dates unknown	see details...
University of Texas, Austin Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center	John Fleming Papers	see details...