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 Melanie Yulman to Alexina Duchamp, 1970 November 19
Correspondence from Melanie Yulman, Director's Office at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Alexina Duchamp.
Correspondence from Melanie Yulman to Alexina Duchamp, 1970 August 10
Correspondence from Melanie Yulman, Director's Office at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Alexina Duchamp.
Correspondence from MGK to Evan H. Turner, 1970 October 19
Correspondence from MGK to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Michael B. Pollack to Evan H. Turner, 1971 December 29
Correspondence from Michael B. Pollack, Special Attorney for the Organized Crime Section of the Department of Justice, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Michael Botwinick to E. Laurence Chalmers, Jr., 1973 February 26
Correspondence from Michael Botwinick, Assistant Director for Art of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to E. Laurence Chalmers, Jr., Director of the Art Institute of Chicago. Includes exhibition budget.
Correspondence from Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Gallager to Evan H. Turner, 1969 July 15
Correspondence from Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Gallager to Evan H. Turner about Étant donnés.
Correspondence from Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Gallager 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 Olga Popovitch to Evan H. Turner, 1966 November 7
Correspondence from Olga Popovitch, Curator for the Musée des beaux arts, Rouen, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Olga Popovitch to Evan H. Turner, 1967 January 16
Correspondence from Olga Popovitch, Curator for the Musée des beaux arts, Rouen, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Olga Popovitch to Evan H. Turner, 1967 February 28
Correspondence from Olga Popovitch, Curator for the Musée des beaux arts, Rouen, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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