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Turner, Evan H.

 Person

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 54 Collections and/or Records:

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner to Anne d'Harnoncourt, 1971 December 23

 Object — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: MDE_B001_F006_008
Scope and Contents

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curator for 20th Century Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1971 December 23

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner to Anne d'Harnoncourt, 1973 July 16

 Object — Box: 2, Folder: 44
Identifier: MDE_B002_F044_002
Scope and Contents

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner to Anne d'Harnoncourt.

Dates: 1973 July 16

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner to Anne d'Harnoncourt, 1974 July 31

 Object — Box: 5, Folder: 7
Identifier: MDR_B005_F007_001
Scope and Contents

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curator for 20th Century Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1974 July 31

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner to Anne d'Harnoncourt, 1975 February 11

 Object — Box: 22, Folder: 12
Identifier: MDE_B022_F013_001
Scope and Contents

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curator for 20th Century Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1975 February 11

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner to Anne d'Harnoncourt, 1975 June 27

 Object — Box: 22, Folder: 12
Identifier: MDE_B022_F013_002
Scope and Contents

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curator for 20th Century Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1975 June 27

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner to Anne d'Harnoncourt, 1975 November 10

 Object — Box: 22, Folder: 12
Identifier: MDE_B022_F013_003
Scope and Contents

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curator for 20th Century Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1975 November 10

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner to Anne d'Harnoncourt, 1976 January 5

 Object — Box: 22, Folder: 12
Identifier: MDE_B022_F013_004
Scope and Contents

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curator for 20th Century Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1976 January 5

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner to Anne d'Harnoncourt, 1977 February 7

 Object — Box: 22, Folder: 12
Identifier: MDE_B022_F013_005
Scope and Contents

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curator for 20th Century Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1977 February 7

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner to Anne d'Harnoncourt, 1976 February 17

 Object — Box: 22, Folder: 12
Identifier: MDE_B022_F013_006
Scope and Contents

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curator for 20th Century Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1976 February 17

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner to Anne d'Harnoncourt, 1976 August 22

 Object — Box: 22, Folder: 12
Identifier: MDE_B022_F013_007
Scope and Contents

Memorandum from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curator for 20th Century Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1976 August 22

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