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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 456 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence from Arturo Schwarz to Evan H. Turner, 1970 September 28

 Object — Box: 10, Folder: 49
Identifier: TUR_B010_F049_003
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Arturo Schwarz to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1970 September 28

Correspondence from Arturo Schwarz to Evan H. Turner, 1970 July 13

 Object — Box: 10, Folder: 49
Identifier: TUR_B010_F049_007
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Arturo Schwarz to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1970 July 13

Correspondence from Arturo Schwarz to Evan H. Turner, 1970 September 1

 Object — Box: 10, Folder: 49
Identifier: TUR_B010_F049_009
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Arturo Schwarz to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1970 September 1

Correspondence from Arturo Schwarz to Evan H. Turner, 1970 July 13

 Object — Box: 10, Folder: 49
Identifier: TUR_B010_F049_030
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Arturo Schwarz to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1970 July 13

Correspondence from Arturo Schwarz to Evan H. Turner, 1970 July 3

 Object — Box: 10, Folder: 49
Identifier: TUR_B010_F049_032
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Arturo Schwarz to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1970 July 3

Correspondence from Arturo Schwarz to Evan H. Turner, 1970 July 3

 Object — Box: 10, Folder: 49
Identifier: TUR_B010_F049_034
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Arturo Schwarz to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1970 July 3

Correspondence from Arturo Schwarz to Evan H. Turner, 1970 March 6

 Object — Box: 10, Folder: 49
Identifier: TUR_B010_F049_042
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Arturo Schwarz to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1970 March 6

Correspondence from Arturo Schwarz to Evan H. Turner, 1969 March 6

 Object — Box: 6, Folder: 22
Identifier: EDR_B006_F022_001
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Arturo Schwarz to Evan H. Turner.

Dates: 1969 March 6

Correspondence from Arturo Schwarz to Evan H. Turner, 1969 May 21

 Object — Box: 6, Folder: 22
Identifier: EDR_B006_F022_003
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Arturo Schwarz to Evan H. Turner.

Dates: 1969 May 21

Correspondence from Arturo Schwarz to Evan H. Turner, 1969 May 13

 Object — Box: 6, Folder: 22
Identifier: EDR_B006_F022_004
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Arturo Schwarz to Evan H. Turner.

Dates: 1969 May 13

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