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 456 Collections and/or Records:
Memorandum from Anne d'Harnoncourt to Evan H. Turner and Dorothy Hanbury, circa 1976-1977
Memorandum from Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curator for 20th Century Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Dorothy Hanbury, Rights and Reproductions Department.
Memorandum from Anne d'Harnoncourt to Evan H. Turner and Michael Botwinick, 1973 January 12
Memorandum from Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curator of 20th Century Art for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Michael Botwinick.
Memorandum from Anne d'Harnoncourt to Evan H. Turner and Michael Botwinick, 1973 January 12
Memorandum from Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curator of 20th Century Art for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Michael Botwinick. Includes budget for Duchamp exhibition for Art Institute of Chicago.
Memorandum from Anne d'Harnoncourt to Evan H. Turner and Michael Botwinick, 1973 May 18
Memorandum from Anne d'Harnoncourt, Curator of 20th Century Art for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Evan H. Turner, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Michael Botwinick.
Memorandum from Carl Morse to Charles Hesse, 1972 October 26
Correspondence from Carl Morse, Acting Director of Publications for the Museum of Modern Art, to Charles Hesse.
Memorandum from Carl Morse to Kynaston McShine, 1972 April 5
Memorandum from Carl Morse, Acting Director of Publications for the Museum of Modern Art, to Kynaston McShine, Curator for the Museum of Modern Art.
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner, 1969 March 7
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner , Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner about photography and maintenance of Étant donnés, 1970 February 16
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner about photography and maintenance of Étant donnés.
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner about the visit of Alexina Duchamp, 1970 February 16
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner about the visit of Alexina Duchamp on February 12, 1970
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner about the visit of Alexina Duchamp, 1970 February 16
Memorandum from Evan H. Turner about the visit of Alexina Duchamp on February 12, 1970
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