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 22 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, 1969 February 10
Correspondence from Barnet Hodes to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Cynthia Jaffee McCabe to Evan H. Turner, 1973 August 22
Correspondence from Cynthia Jaffee McCabe, Associate Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Evan H. Turner to George B. Clothier, 1969 June 9
Correspondence from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to George B. Clothier. Includes correspondence from Barnet Hodes.
Correspondence from Huntington T. Block to Evan H. Turner, 1969 March 11
Correspondence from Huntington T. Block to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Includes insurance endorsement.
Correspondence from Huntington T. Block to Evan H. Turner, 1969 March 3
Correspondence from Huntington T. Block to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Huntington T. Block to Evan H. Turner, 1969 February 24
Correspondence from Huntington T. Block to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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.
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