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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 Henri Marceau to Fiske Kimball, 1951 July 12

 Object — Box: 180, Folder: 7
Identifier: FKR_B180_F007_016
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Fiske Kimball, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1951 July 12

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Francis L. Arensberg, 1954 April 12

 Object — Box: 181, Folder: 2
Identifier: FKR_B181_F002_008
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Francis L. Arensberg [copy].

Dates: 1954 April 12

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Frederick A. Sweet, 1954 March 4

 Object — Box: 181, Folder: 5
Identifier: FKR_B181_F005_045
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Frederick A. Sweet, curator of American Painting and Sculpture for the Art Institute of Chicago [copy].

Dates: 1954 March 4

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to George Kubler, 1954 April 13

 Object — Box: 181, Folder: 5
Identifier: FKR_B181_F005_031
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to George Kubler, Department of the History of Art at Yale University.

Dates: 1954 April 13

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to George Kubler, 1954 November 18

 Object — Box: 181, Folder: 6
Identifier: FKR_B181_F006_018
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to George Kubler, Department of the History of Art at Yale University.

Dates: 1954 November 18

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to George Kubler, 1954 November 12

 Object — Box: 181, Folder: 6
Identifier: FKR_B181_F006_022
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to George Kubler, Department of the History of Art at Yale University.

Dates: 1954 November 12

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to George Kubler, 1954 November 5

 Object — Box: 181, Folder: 6
Identifier: FKR_B181_F006_035
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to George Kubler, Department of the History of Art at Yale University.

Dates: 1954 November 5

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Henry Clifford, 1950 July 31

 Object — Box: 180, Folder: 2
Identifier: FKR_B180_F002_016
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Henry Clifford, Curator of Paintings.

Dates: 1950 July 31

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to J. W. Dammann, 1951 July 16

 Object — Box: 180, Folder: 7
Identifier: FKR_B180_F007_014
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to J. W. Dammann.

Dates: 1951 July 16

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to J. W. Dammann, 1950 October 5

 Object — Box: 15, Folder: 5
Identifier: WLA_B015_F005_022
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to J. W. Dammann, Earl Stendahl Gallery.

Dates: 1950 October 5

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