Per Schwab

Per Schwab (17 August 1911 – 2 August 1970) was a Swedish born, Norwegian painter, scenographer and theatre director.

Schwab was born in Stockholm, Sweden. His parents were Professor Eigil Wilhelm Schwab (1882-1952) and painter Anna Axén (1880-1962). He attended the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and studied for six years at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts.He was hired by theater direction Hans Jacob Nilsen as a scene painter at Den Nationale Scene in Bergen from 1934. he became the permanent scenographer and later served as theatre director from 1952 to 1961. From 1961 he worked as a scenographer at Nationaltheatret.

Schwab married actress Astrid Leikvang(1907-1997)in 1937; they were divorced in 1942. In 1944, Schwab married another actress, Thora Neels-Hansson (1918- 2007), daughter oftheatre director.Gunnar Neels-Hansson (1873–1967). Their daughter, Tine Schwab, became a set designer andscenographer at the Oslo Opera House.