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 22 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, 1969 July 28
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, 1969 July 15
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, 1969 July 7
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, 1969 May 21
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, 1969 May 21
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, 1969 May 13
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, 1969 April 28
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, 1969 February 26
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, 1970 April 17
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, 1969 February 3
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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