Turner, Evan H.
Biography
Evan H. Turner (born 1927), an art historian and scholar, was the Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) from 1964 to 1978, leading the Museum through a period of significant growth and transformation. He created new art departments for American and 20th Century Art, and the innovative Department of Urban Outreach (DUO) to promote art across the City of Philadelphia. These progressive activities were matched by a groundbreaking exhibition in 1973, the Marcel Duchamp retrospective, which drew upon significant scholarship and assembled virtually the entire oeuvre of one of the most important artists represented in the Museum. In 1975, Turner led the Museum in a major construction project to install a new climate control system in the building, and in 1976, he helped plan the United States’ Bicentennial and the PMA’s Centennial celebrations. Turner was an active member of a number of professional organizations, as well as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence between Evan H. Turner and Barnet Hodes, 1969 July 28-August 1
Correspondence between Evan H. Turner and Barnet Hodes.
Correspondence between Evan H. Turner, Barnet Hodes, William Copley, and Alexina Duchamp, 1969 January-April
Correspondence between Evan H. Turner, Barnet Hodes, William Copley, and Alexina Duchamp.
Correspondence from A. James Speyer to Evan H. Turner, 1973 November 14
Correspondence from A. James Speyer, Curator of 20th Century Painting and Sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Anne d'Harnoncourt to Evan H. Turner, 1970 February 10
Correspondence from Anne d'Harnoncourt, Art Institute of Chicago, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, 1969 July 1
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Includes two copies of memorandum of agreement between the Cassandra Foundation and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, 1969 February 2
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner.
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, 1969 April 28
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner.
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, 1969 May 13
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner.
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, 1969 June 3
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner.
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, 1969 July 1
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner. Includes memorandum of agreement between the Cassandra Foundation and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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