Marceau, Henri, 1896-1969
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:
Marceau, Henri. "William Penn's Other Statue." Ts, printed version, research material, correspondence and photographs, 1967-1972, undated
Marcel and Alexina Duchamp with Henri Marceau at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1961 May 4
Evening Bulletin (Philadelphia, Pa). Marcel and Alexina Duchamp with Henri Marceau at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Photo by Dominic Pasquerella. Copy print from the Photojournalism Collection of Temple University Libraries.
Marcel Duchamp and Henri Marceau at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1961 May 4
Evening Bulletin (Philadelphia, Pa). Marcel Duchamp and Henri Marceau at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Photo by Dominic Pasquerella. Copy print from the Photojournalism Collection of Temple University Libraries.
Memo for file about Marcel Duchamp's biography, 1956 June 4
Memo for file about Marcel Duchamp's biography.
Memorandum about Delaunay's "St. Severin" in Arensberg Collection, 1953 February 9
Memorandum about Delaunay's "St. Severin" in Arensberg Collection.
Memorandum from Henri Marceau to Fiske Kimball, 1953 February 2
Memorandum from Henri Marceau, Associate Director for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Fiske Kimball, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Memorandum from Henri Marceau to Henry Clifford and Gertrude Toomey, 1960 April 20
Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Henry Clifford and Gertrude Toomey.
Memorandum from M.K. to Mary G. Kane, 1956 July 25
Memorandum from M.K. to Mary G. Kane, Assistant to the Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Note about correspondence from Henri Marceau to André Lejard, 1954 February 18
Note about correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to André Lejard, Société d'Exploitation des Éditions du Chêne.
Note about phone call from A. S. Van Denburgh, 1951 November 9
Note about phone call from A. S. Van Denburgh from Mary A. Givens, Assistant to Fiske Kimball, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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