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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 129 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Lee Malone, 1956 January 24

 Object — Box: 13, Folder: 16
Identifier: MAR_B013_F016_001
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1956 January 24

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Lee Malone, 1956 June 8

 Object — Box: 13, Folder: 16
Identifier: MAR_B013_F016_011
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1956 June 8

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Lee Malone, 1956 October 18

 Object — Box: 13, Folder: 16
Identifier: MAR_B013_F016_017
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1956 October 18

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Lee Malone, 1957 March 21

 Object — Box: 23, Folder: 16
Identifier: MAR_B023_F016_016
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1957 March 21

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Lee Malone, 1957 March 29

 Object — Box: 23, Folder: 16
Identifier: MAR_B023_F016_019
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1957 March 29

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1962 December 19

 Object — Box: 82, Folder: 12
Identifier: MAR_B082_F012_012
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Marcel Duchamp.

Dates: 1962 December 19

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1963 April 23

 Object — Box: 82, Folder: 12
Identifier: MAR_B098_F015_001
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Marcel Duchamp.

Dates: 1963 April 23

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1964 June 9

 Object — Box: 116, Folder: 14
Identifier: MAR_B116_F014_001
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Marcel Duchamp.

Dates: 1964 June 9

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1954 July 7

 Object — Box: 93, Folder: 15
Identifier: FKR_B093_F015_002
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Marcel Duchamp.

Dates: 1954 July 7

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1954 April 13

 Object — Box: 93, Folder: 15
Identifier: FKR_B093_F015_008
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Marcel Duchamp.

Dates: 1954 April 13

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