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 Richard L. Palmer to Michael Botwinick, 1972 May 18
Correspondence from Richard L. Palmer, Coordinator of Exhibitions for the Museum of Modern Art, to Michael Botwinick, Assistant Director for Art of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Includes minutes from meeting on 1972 May 12 about Marcel Duchamp exhibition.
Correspondence from Rosa Maria Malet to Evan H. Turner, 1980 November 27
Correspondence from Rosa Maria Malet, Acting Director of Fundació Joan Miró, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Rosa Maria Malet to Evan H. Turner, 1981 January 13
Correspondence from Rosa Maria Malet, Acting Director of Fundació Joan Miró, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Rosa Maria Malet to Evan H. Turner, 1980 November 27
Correspondence from Rosa Maria Malet, Acting Director of Fundació Joan Miró, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Roy Slade to Evan H. Turner, 1973 October 30
Correspondence from Roy Slade, Director of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Stephen Sacklarian to Evan H. Turner, 1973 November 13
Correspondence from Stephen Sacklarian to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Susan Halper to Evan H. Turner, 1973 September 24
Correspondence from Susan Halper, Administrative Assistant the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from The New York Times to Evan H. Turner, 1969 September 10
Correspondence from The New York Times to Evan H. Turner.
Correspondence from Thomas M. Messer to Evan H. Turner, 1970 September 11
Correspondence from Thomas M. Messer, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Thomas M. Messer to Evan H. Turner, 1970 September 11
Correspondence from Thomas M. Messer, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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