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 2 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence from Richard L. Palmer to Michael Botwinick, 1972 May 18
Correspondence from Richard L. Palmer, Coordinator of Exhibitions for the Museum of Modern Art, to Michael Botwinick, Assistant Director for Art of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Includes minutes from meeting on 1972 May 12 about Marcel Duchamp exhibition.
Minutes for meeting about Marcel Duchamp exhibition, circa 1972-1973
Minutes for meeting between the Museum of Modern Art and Philadelphia Museum of Art about Marcel Duchamp exhibition.
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