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:
Correspondence from Henri Marceau to James Johnson Sweeney, 1956 November 23
Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to James Johnson Sweeney, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Correspondence from Henri Marceau to James Johnson Sweeney, 1957 March 14
Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to James Johnson Sweeney, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Lee Malone, 1955 December 28
Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Lee Malone, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston.
Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Lee Malone, 1955 December 28
Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Lee Malone, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston [copy].
Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Lee Malone, 1956 January 24
Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Lee Malone, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston.
Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Lee Malone, 1956 June 8
Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Lee Malone, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston.
Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Lee Malone, 1956 October 18
Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Lee Malone, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston.
Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Lee Malone, 1957 March 21
Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Lee Malone, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston.
Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Lee Malone, 1957 March 29
Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Lee Malone, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston.
Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1962 December 19
Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Marcel Duchamp.
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