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Marceau, Henri, 1896-1969

 Person

Biography

Henri Gabriel Marceau, an internationally known scholar, art historian and architect, was the Director of the Museum from 1955 to 1964. In 1926, Henri Marceau was appointed assistant curator of the Johnson Collection. Two years later he was promoted to curator. He also maintained a position as an assistant professor at University of Pennsylvania's School of Fine Arts from 1925 until 1929, when he took on the additional role of Curator of Fine Arts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In 1933 his position at the Museum was revised to Curator of Paintings, and then to Chief, Department of Paintings and Sculpture in 1937. At this time Marceau also became Associate Director, handling much of the Director's work when Fiske Kimball was away on acquisition missions or on vacations in Europe during the summers. Marceau worked closely with Kimball at other times, and took on full directorship after Kimball's retirement. Marceau maintained his role as Curator of the Johnson Collection throughout these various appointments, and beyond them, until his death.

Found in 221 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence from James Johnson Sweeney to Henri Marceau, 1956 October 26

 Object — Box: 13, Folder: 16
Identifier: MAR_B013_F016_019
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from James Johnson Sweeney, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, to Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1956 October 26

Correspondence from James Johnson Sweeney to Henri Marceau, 1956 November 23

 Object — Box: 13, Folder: 16
Identifier: MAR_B013_F016_020
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from James Johnson Sweeney, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, to Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art [copy].

Dates: 1956 November 23

Correspondence from James Johnson Sweeney to Henri Marceau, 1957 March 12

 Object — Box: 23, Folder: 16
Identifier: MAR_B023_F016_008
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from James Johnson Sweeney, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, to Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art [copy].

Dates: 1957 March 12

Correspondence from James Johnson Sweeney to Henri Marceau, 1957 March 25

 Object — Box: 23, Folder: 16
Identifier: MAR_B023_F016_017
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from James Johnson Sweeney, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, to Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1957 March 25

Correspondence from Katherine S. Dreier to Fiske Kimball, 1951 February 23

 Object — Box: 81, Folder: 3
Identifier: FKR_B081_F003_010
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Katherine S. Dreier to Fiske Kimball, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1951 February 23

Correspondence from Lee Malone to Henri Marceau, 1955 December 21

 Object — Box: 3, Folder: 10
Identifier: MAR_B003_F010_002
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Lee Malone, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston, to Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1955 December 21

Correspondence from Lee Malone to Henri Marceau, 1955 December 21

 Object — Box: 3, Folder: 10
Identifier: MAR_B003_F010_003
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Lee Malone, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston, to Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art [copy].

Dates: 1955 December 21

Correspondence from Lee Malone to Henri Marceau, 1956 February 2

 Object — Box: 13, Folder: 16
Identifier: MAR_B013_F016_002
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Lee Malone, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston, to Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1956 February 2

Correspondence from Lee Malone to Henri Marceau, 1956 June 4

 Object — Box: 13, Folder: 16
Identifier: MAR_B013_F016_010
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Lee Malone, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston, to Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Includes copies of correspondence concerning Duchamp reproductions.

Dates: 1956 June 4

Correspondence from Lee Malone to Henri Marceau, 1956 October 23

 Object — Box: 13, Folder: 16
Identifier: MAR_B013_F016_018
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Lee Malone, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston, to Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1956 October 23

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