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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 221 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence from Marcel Duchamp to Henri Marceau, 1959 December 17

 Object — Box: 55, Folder: 6
Identifier: MAR_B055_F006_016
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1959 December 17

Correspondence from Marcel Duchamp to Henri Marceau, 1961 December 31

 Object — Box: 67, Folder: 12
Identifier: MAR_B067_F012_001
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1961 December 31

Correspondence from Marcel Duchamp to Henri Marceau, 1961 May 28

 Object — Box: 67, Folder: 12
Identifier: MAR_B067_F012_002
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Marcel Duchamp to Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art [translation copy].

Dates: 1961 May 28

Correspondence from Marcel Duchamp to Henri Marceau, 1961 May 28

 Object — Box: 67, Folder: 12
Identifier: MAR_B067_F012_003
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Marcel Duchamp to Henri Marceau, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art [translation copy].

Dates: 1961 May 28

Correspondence from Marcel Duchamp to Henri Marceau, 1961 May 28

 Object — Box: 67, Folder: 12
Identifier: MAR_B067_F012_004
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1961 May 28

Correspondence from Marcel Duchamp to Henri Marceau, 1961 April

 Object — Box: 67, Folder: 12
Identifier: MAR_B067_F012_011
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1961 April

Correspondence from Marcel Duchamp to Henri Marceau, 1961 April 17

 Object — Box: 67, Folder: 12
Identifier: MAR_B067_F012_012
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1961 April 17

Correspondence from Marcel Duchamp to Henri Marceau, 1961 January 21

 Object — Box: 67, Folder: 12
Identifier: MAR_B067_F012_016
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1961 January 21

Correspondence from Marcel Duchamp to Henri Marceau, 1962 March 20

 Object — Box: 82, Folder: 12
Identifier: MAR_B082_F012_002
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1962 March 20

Correspondence from Marcel Duchamp to Henri Marceau, 1962 March 20

 Object — Box: 82, Folder: 12
Identifier: MAR_B082_F012_003
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1962 March 20

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