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.
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Draft correspondence from Evan H. Turner to Alexina Duchamp and William Copley, undated
Draft correspondence from Evan H. Turner to Alexina Duchamp and William Copley.
Draft preface for Marcel Duchamp catalogue, circa 1973
Draft preface for Marcel Duchamp catalogue written by Evan H. Turner and Richard Olenburg with notes by Anne d'Harnoncourt.
Draft preface for Marcel Duchamp catalogue, 1973 August 24
Draft preface for Marcel Duchamp catalogue written by Evan H. Turner and Richard Olenburg with notes by Anne d'Harnoncourt.
Draft statements about the acquisition of "Étant donnés", circa 1969
Draft statements about the acquisition of "Étant donnés" by Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Includes note from Anne d'Harnoncourt.
Draft telegram from Evan H. Turner to Alexina Duchamp, 1970 July 27
Draft telegram from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Alexina Duchamp.
Draft telegram from Evan H. Turner to Peter Graham Harnden, 1969 January 28
Draft telegram from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Peter Graham Harnden.
Drafts of correspondence from Evan H. Turner and Richard E. Oldenburg to John Maxon, circa 1972-1973
Drafts of correspondence from Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Richard E. Oldenburg, Director of the Museum of Modern Art, to John Maxon, Vice President for Collections and Exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Duchamp exhibition extended press release, circa 1973
Duchamp exhibition extended press release from the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Duchamp exhibition to close on December 9 press release, circa 1973
Duchamp exhibition to close on December 9 press release from the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Evan H. Turner Records
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