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 452 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence from Huntington T. Block to Evan H. Turner, 1969 February 24
Correspondence from Huntington T. Block to Evan H. Turner.
Correspondence from Huntington T. Block to Evan H. Turner, 1969 March 5
Correspondence from Huntington T. Block to Evan H. Turner.
Correspondence from Huntington T. Block to Evan H. Turner, 1969 March 5
Correspondence from Huntington T. Block to Evan H. Turner. Includes insurance endorsement.
Correspondence from Huntington T. Block to Evan H. Turner, 1969 March 3
Correspondence from Huntington T. Block to Evan H. Turner. Includes copy of insurance policy.
Correspondence from Irvin Sussman to Evan H. Turner, 1973 October 3
Correspondence from Irvin Sussman to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Jean Sutherland Boggs to Ken-ichi Kinokuni, 1979 July 23
Correspondence from Jean Sutherland Boggs, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Ken-ichi Kinokuni, Director of Seibu Bijutsukan.
Correspondence from Jeanne Thayer to Evan H. Turner, 1973 October 8
Correspondence from Jeanne Thayer, Chairman of the Hospitality Committee for the Museum of Modern Art, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Includes additions to invitation list for New York opening of Marcel Duchamp exhibition.
Correspondence from John B. Hightower to Evan H. Turner, 1971 March 31
Correspondence from John B. Hightower, Director of the Museum of Modern Art, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from John Canaday to Evan H. Turner, 1973 November 7
Correspondence from John Canaday, New York Times, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from John Coplans to Evan H. Turner, 1973 September 13
Correspondence from John Coplans, Editor for Artforum, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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