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 129 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence from Henri Marceau to André Lejard, 1951 November 9
Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to André Lejard, Société d'Exploitation des Éditions du Chêne.
Correspondence from Henri Marceau to David R. Kenerson, 1954 November 26
Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to David R. Kenerson.
Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Dr. Rothrock, 1953 September 1
Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Dr. Rothrock, Rohm and Haas Company.
Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Edgar C. Schenck, 1954 November 24
Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Edgar C. Schenck, Director of the Albright Art Gallery.
Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Edgar C. Schenck, 1954 October 18
Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Edgar C. Schenck, Director of the Albright Art Gallery.
Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Fiske Kimball, 1951 July 25
Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Fiske Kimball, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Fiske Kimball, 1951 July 12
Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Fiske Kimball, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Francis L. Arensberg, 1954 April 12
Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Francis L. Arensberg [copy].
Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Frederick A. Sweet, 1954 March 4
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].
Correspondence from Henri Marceau to George Kubler, 1954 April 13
Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to George Kubler, Department of the History of Art at Yale University.
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