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Turner, Evan H.

 Person

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 25 Collections and/or Records:

Draft statements about the acquisition of "Étant donnés", circa 1969

 Object — Box: 10, Folder: 50
Identifier: TUR_B010_F050_056
Scope and Contents

Draft statements about the acquisition of "Étant donnés" by Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Includes note from Anne d'Harnoncourt.

Dates: circa 1969

Note from Anne d'Harnoncourt to Evan H. Turner, 1969

 Object — Box: 2, Folder: 16
Identifier: EDR_B002_F016_008
Scope and Contents

Note from Anne D'Harnoncourt to Evan H. Turner.

Dates: 1969

Note from Anne d'Harnoncourt to Evan H. Turner, 1969 March 25

 Object — Box: 10, Folder: 50
Identifier: TUR_B010_F050_081
Scope and Contents

Note from Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curatorial Assistant for Paintings at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Evan H. Turner, Director.

Dates: 1969 March 25

Note from Carol to Miss de Miege, 1969 June 24

 Object — Box: 10, Folder: 50
Identifier: TUR_B010_F050_047

Note from Carol to Miss de Miege, 1969 June 24

 Object — Box: 7, Folder: 9
Identifier: EDR_B007_F009_001

Note from Evan H. Turner, 1969 June 19

 Object — Box: 10, Folder: 50
Identifier: TUR_B010_F050_054
Scope and Contents

Note from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1969 June 19

Note from Evan H. Turner, 1969 June 18

 Object — Box: 10, Folder: 50
Identifier: TUR_B010_F050_055
Scope and Contents

Note from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1969 June 18

Note from Evan H. Turner, 1969 May 15

 Object — Box: 10, Folder: 50
Identifier: TUR_B010_F050_064
Scope and Contents

Note from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1969 May 15

Note from Evan H. Turner, 1969 April 15

 Object — Box: 10, Folder: 50
Identifier: TUR_B010_F050_073
Scope and Contents

Note from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1969 April 15

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