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 340 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence from George Heard Hamilton to Evan H. Turner, 1973 September 18
Correspondence from George Heard Hamilton, Director of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Helen S. Marks to Evan H. Turner, 1969 July 15
Correspondence from Helen S. Marks to Evan H. Turner about Étant donnés.
Correspondence from Helen S. Marks to Evan H. Turner, 1969 July 15
Correspondence from Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Gallager to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Herbert W. Salus, Jr. to Evan H. Turner, 1973 June 29
Correspondence from Herbert W. Salus, Jr., Judge for the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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.
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