Background
Stern, Gail Frieda was born on May 18, 1950 in Atlantic City. Daughter of Herbert and Faith (Beldegreen) Stern.
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Gail Frieda Stern
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Education
Student, Brown University, 1972. Postgraduate, University Pennsylvania, 1973.
Career
Assistant in decorative arts Philadelphia Museum Art, 1972—1975. Assistant curator Wheaton Museum Glass, Millville, New Jersey, 1973—1974. Associate director Pennsylvania Humanities Council, Philadelphia, 1976—1979.
Museum curator The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, 1979—1983, museum director, 1984—1993. Director History Society Princeton, New Jersey, 1993—2006. Chair Pennsylvania Task Force on Folk Arts and Culture, 1981-1982.
Vice chairman crafts panel Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Harrisburg, 1988-1989. Chair cultural conservation committee, Pennsylvania Heritage Affairs Commission, Harrisburg, 1990-1992. Participant International Partnership in Museum, Singapore, 1991.
Achievements
Membership
Member Museum Council Philadelphia (vice president 1982-1983), American Association Museum/International Council Museum (board directors 1991-1997), New Jersey Museum Association (board directors, secretary 1993-1998, John Cotton Dana award 2000), American Association for State and Local History Awards (New Jersey chair 1994-1995, 2002-2005), Mid-Atlantic Association Museum (board directors 1997-1998).
Connections
Married Irwin Allen Popowsky (divorced ). Married Shawn Paul Aubitz (divorced ). 1 child Jonathan.
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Born
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Nationality
American
Education
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1972
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1973
Career
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1972 - 1975
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1973 - 1974
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1976 - 1979
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1993 - 2006
Awards
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Recipient public programming award, New Jersey Council Humanities, 1996, award for outstanding contributions to New Jersey history, New Jersey History Commission, 1999.Recipient public programming award, New Jersey Council Humanities, 1996, award for outstanding contributions to New Jersey history, New Jersey History Commission, 1999.