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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 170 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence from Walter Arensberg to Fiske Kimball, 1953 February 18

 Object — Box: 180, Folder: 10
Identifier: FKR_B180_F010_040
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Walter Arensberg to Fiske Kimball, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1953 February 18

Correspondence from Walter Arensberg to Fiske Kimball, 1953 February 19

 Object — Box: 180, Folder: 10
Identifier: FKR_B180_F010_041
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Walter Arensberg to Fiske Kimball, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Includes poem by Allen Norton.

Dates: 1953 February 19

Correspondence from Walter Arensberg to Fiske Kimball, 1953 February 18

 Object — Box: 15, Folder: 9
Identifier: WLA_B015_F009_012
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Walter Arensberg to Fiske Kimball, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1953 February 18

Correspondence from Walter Arensberg to Fiske Kimball, 1953 February 19

 Object — Box: 15, Folder: 9
Identifier: WLA_B015_F009_013
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Walter Arensberg to Fiske Kimball, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1953 February 19

Draft correspondence from Fiske Kimball to Marcel Duchamp, 1954 June 1

 Object — Box: 93, Folder: 15
Identifier: FKR_B093_F015_006
Scope and Contents

Draft correspondence from Fiske Kimball, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Marcel Duchamp.

Dates: 1954 June 1

Draft correspondence from Fiske Kimball to Marcel Duchamp, 1953 October 13

 Object — Box: 93, Folder: 15
Identifier: FKR_B093_F015_027
Scope and Contents

Draft correspondence from Fiske Kimball, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Marcel Duchamp.

Dates: 1953 October 13

Draft correspondence from Fiske Kimball to Walter Arensberg, 1954 January 23

 Object — Box: 180, Folder: 12
Identifier: FKR_B180_F012_027
Scope and Contents

Draft correspondence from Fiske Kimball, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Walter Arensberg.

Dates: 1954 January 23

Draft correspondence from Fiske Kimball to Walter Arensberg, 1954 January 4

 Object — Box: 180, Folder: 12
Identifier: FKR_B180_F012_059
Scope and Contents

Draft correspondence from Fiske Kimball, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Walter Arensberg.

Dates: 1954 January 4

Draft correspondence from Fiske Kimball to Walter Arensberg, 1953 February 4

 Object — Box: 180, Folder: 10
Identifier: FKR_B180_F010_051
Scope and Contents

Draft correspondence from Fiske Kimball, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Walter Arensberg.

Dates: 1953 February 4

Draft correspondence from Fiske Kimball to Walter Arensberg, 1953 November 12

 Object — Box: 180, Folder: 11
Identifier: FKR_B180_F011_019
Scope and Contents

Draft correspondence from Fiske Kimball, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Walter Arensberg.

Dates: 1953 November 12

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