Turner, Evan H.

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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 281 Collections and/or Records:

Note from Evan H. Turner, 1969 May 15

Object — Box: 10, Folder: 50

Identifier: TUR_B010_F050_064

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Note from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1969 May 15

Found in: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives / TUR, Evan H. Turner Records / Official correspondence and subject files / Official correspondence and subject files / Duchamp, Marcel: Étant donnés

Note from Evan H. Turner, 1969 April 15

Object — Box: 10, Folder: 50

Identifier: TUR_B010_F050_073

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Note from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1969 April 15

Note from Evan H. Turner, circa 1970

Object — Box: 10, Folder: 49

Identifier: TUR_B010_F049_044

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Note from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, about Alexina Duchamp and Paul Matisse visiting the museum.

Dates: circa 1970

Found in: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives / TUR, Evan H. Turner Records / Official correspondence and subject files / Official correspondence and subject files / Duchamp, Marcel

Note from Evan H. Turner regarding Alexina Duchamp and Paul Matisse visit, 1970 February 23

Object — Box: 1, Folder: 26

Identifier: EDR_B001_F026_001

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Note from Evan H. Turner regarding Alexina Duchamp and Paul Matisse visit.

Dates: 1970 February 23

Found in: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives / EDR, Étant donnés Curatorial Records / Installation of Étant donnés / General correspondence / Turner, Evan. Note regarding visit of Alexina Duchamp and Paul Matisse

Note from Evan H. Turner[?] to Anne d'Harnoncourt, 1976 October 21

Object — Box: 2, Folder: 29

Identifier: EDR_B002_F029_001

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Note from Evan H. Turner[?] to Anne D'Harnoncourt.

Dates: 1976 October 21

Found in: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives / EDR, Étant donnés Curatorial Records / Notes and miscellaneous correspondence / Note to Anne d'Harnoncourt

Note from Evan H. Turner to Henry G. Gardiner, circa 1969 May 15

Object — Box: 1, Folder: 20

Identifier: EDR_B001_F020_001

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Note from Evan H. Turner to Henry G. Gardiner.

Dates: circa 1969 May 15

Found in: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives / EDR, Étant donnés Curatorial Records / Installation of Étant donnés / General correspondence / Turner, Evan, to Henry Gardiner

Note from Evan H. Turner to Henry G. Gardiner, circa 1969 April 15

Object — Box: 1, Folder: 20

Identifier: EDR_B001_F020_002

Scope and Contents

Note from Evan H. Turner to Henry G. Gardiner.

Dates: circa 1969 April 15

Found in: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives / EDR, Étant donnés Curatorial Records / Installation of Étant donnés / General correspondence / Turner, Evan, to Henry Gardiner

Note from Gertrude Toomey to Evan H. Turner, 1970 July 30

Object — Box: 10, Folder: 49

Identifier: TUR_B010_F049_025

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Note from Gertrude Toomey, Registrar for the Philadelphia Museum of Art to Evan H. Turner, Director.

Dates: 1970 July 30

Found in: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives / TUR, Evan H. Turner Records / Official correspondence and subject files / Official correspondence and subject files / Duchamp, Marcel

Note from Gertrude Toomey to Evan H. Turner, 1969 February 6

Object — Box: 10, Folder: 50

Identifier: TUR_B010_F050_108

Scope and Contents

Note from Gertrude Toomey, Registrar for the Philadelphia Museum of Art to Evan H. Turner, Director.

Dates: 1969 February 6

Note from Gertrude Toomey to Evan H. Turner, 1969 February 6

Object — Box: 7, Folder: 5

Identifier: EDR_B007_F005_007

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Note from Gertrude Toomey to Evan H. Turner.

Dates: 1969 February 6

Found in: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives / EDR, Étant donnés Curatorial Records / Cassandra Foundation / Huntington T. Block Insurance

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