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 456 Collections and/or Records:
Note from Anne d'Harnoncourt to Evan H. Turner, 1969 March 25
Note from Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curatorial Assistant for Paintings at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Evan H. Turner, Director.
Note from Carol to Miss de Miege, 1969 June 24
Note from Carol to Miss de Miege.
Note from Carol to Miss de Miege, 1969 June 24
Note from Carol to Miss de Miege
Note from Evan H. Turner, 1969 June 19
Note from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Note from Evan H. Turner, 1969 June 18
Note from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Note from Evan H. Turner, 1969 May 15
Note from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Note from Evan H. Turner, 1969 April 15
Note from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Note from Evan H. Turner, circa 1970
Note from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, about Alexina Duchamp and Paul Matisse visiting the museum.
Note from Evan H. Turner regarding Alexina Duchamp and Paul Matisse visit, 1970 February 23
Note from Evan H. Turner regarding Alexina Duchamp and Paul Matisse visit.
Note from Evan H. Turner[?] to Anne d'Harnoncourt, 1976 October 21
Note from Evan H. Turner[?] to Anne D'Harnoncourt.
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