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:
Telegram from Evan H. Turner to Peter Graham Harnden, 1969 January 28
Telegram from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Peter Graham Harnden.
Telegram from Harnden and Bombelli to Evan H. Turner, 1969 February 25
Telegram from Harnden and Bombelli to Evan H. Turner about shipment of bricks for Étant donnés.
Telegram from Harnden and Bombelli to Evan H. Turner, 1969 February 26
Telegram from Harnden and Bombelli to Evan H. Turner about shipment of bricks for Étant donnés.
Telegram from Harnden and Bombelli to Evan H. Turner, 1969 February 26
Telegram from Harnden and Bombelli to Evan H. Turner about shipment of bricks for Étant donnés [annotated photocopy].
Telephone message for Evan H. Turner from Art in America, 1969 June 25
Telephone message for Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, from Art in America.
Telephone message for Evan H. Turner from William N. Copley, 1969 June 24
Telephone message for Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, from William N. Copley.
Telephone message for Evan H. Turner from William N. Copley, 1969 June 24
Telephone message for Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, from William N. Copley.
Telephone message from Arturo Schwarz for Evan H. Turner, 1969 July 9
Telephone message from Arturo Schwarz for Evan H. Turner.
Telephone message from William Copley for Evan H. Turner, circa 1969
Telephone message from William Copley for Evan H. Turner.
The Courier-Post. "The crunch of those art exhibit openings", 1973 October 30
The Courier-Post. "The crunch of those art exhibit openings" by Edith DeShazo [copy].
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