Turner, Evan H.

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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 3 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence from John Golding [?] to Evan H. Turner, 1971 November 2

Object — Box: 10, Folder: 4

Identifier: MDE_B010_F004_001

Scope and Contents

Correspondence from John Golding [?] to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Includes budget for Art Council's Duchamp exhibition.

Dates: 1971 November 2

Found in: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives / MDE, Marcel Duchamp Exhibition Records / Philadelphia Museum of Art, "Marcel Duchamp," 1973 / Budget / Correspondence / Internal Philadelphia Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Memorandums

Correspondence from John Russell to Evan H. Turner, 1969 September 4

Object — Box: 2, Folder: 10

Identifier: EDR_B002_F010_003

Scope and Contents

Correspondence from John Russell to Evan H. Turner.

Dates: 1969 September 4

Found in: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives / EDR, Étant donnés Curatorial Records / Publications / Correspondence / Turner, Evan, to John Russell

Correspondence from John Russell to Evan H. Turner, 1973 August 14

Object — Box: 2, Folder: 43

Identifier: MDE_B002_F043_003

Scope and Contents

Correspondence from John Russell, The Sunday Times, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1973 August 14

Found in: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives / MDE, Marcel Duchamp Exhibition Records / Philadelphia Museum of Art, "Marcel Duchamp," 1973 / Correspondence / Russell, John

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