Skip to main content

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 Marcel Duchamp, 1961 April 11

 Object — Box: 67, Folder: 12
Identifier: MAR_B067_F012_013
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1961 April 11

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1961 January 13

 Object — Box: 67, Folder: 12
Identifier: MAR_B067_F012_017
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1961 January 13

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1962 January 4

 Object — Box: 82, Folder: 12
Identifier: MAR_B082_F012_001
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1962 January 4

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1952 December 23

 Object — Box: 81, Folder: 5
Identifier: FKR_B081_F005_006
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1952 December 23

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1952 December 22

 Object — Box: 81, Folder: 5
Identifier: FKR_B081_F005_010
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1952 December 22

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Robert Daugherty, 1961 January 25

 Object — Box: 67, Folder: 12
Identifier: MAR_B067_F012_015
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Robert Daugherty, New York Graphic Society.

Dates: 1961 January 25

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Sheldon Keck, 1957 March 13

 Object — Box: 23, Folder: 16
Identifier: MAR_B023_F016_010
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Sheldon Keck.

Dates: 1957 March 13

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Sheldon Keck, 1957 March 19

 Object — Box: 23, Folder: 16
Identifier: MAR_B023_F016_014
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Sheldon Keck.

Dates: 1957 March 19

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Walter and Louise Arensberg, 1951 February 27

 Object — Box: 21, Folder: 22
Identifier: WLA_B021_F022_048
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Walter and Louise Arensberg.

Dates: 1951 February 27

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Walter and Louise Arensberg, 1950 September 7

 Object — Box: 15, Folder: 5
Identifier: WLA_B015_F005_012
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Henri Marceau, Associate Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Walter and Louise Arensberg. Includes copy of letter to Earl Stendahl.

Dates: 1950 September 7

Filtered By

  • Subject: Philadelphia, United States X

Additional filters:

Subject
correspondence 104
telegrams 8
memorandums 7
notes 7
photographic prints 2