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.
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Memorandum from Evan H. Turner, 1969 March 7
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner , Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner about photography and maintenance of Étant donnés, 1970 February 16
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner about photography and maintenance of Étant donnés.
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner about the visit of Alexina Duchamp, 1970 February 16
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner about the visit of Alexina Duchamp on February 12, 1970
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner about the visit of Alexina Duchamp, 1970 February 16
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner about the visit of Alexina Duchamp on February 12, 1970
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner about the visit of Alexina Duchamp, 1970 February 16
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner about the visit of Alexina Duchamp on February 12, 1970
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner regarding Alexina Duchamp visit, 1970 February 16
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner regarding Alexina Duchamp visit.
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner regarding Alexina Duchamp visit, 1970 February 16
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner regarding Alexina Duchamp visit.
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner to Anne d'Harnoncourt, 1971 December 23
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curator for 20th Century Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner to Anne d'Harnoncourt, 1973 July 16
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner to Anne d'Harnoncourt.
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner to Anne d'Harnoncourt, 1974 July 31
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curator for 20th Century Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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