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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 Edgar C. Schenck to Henri Marceau, 1954 November 19

 Object — Box: 181, Folder: 6
Identifier: FKR_B181_F006_015
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Edgar C. Schenck, Director of the Albright Art Gallery, to Henri Marceau, Associate Director for the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1954 November 19

Correspondence from Edgar C. Schenck to Henri Marceau, 1954 October 13

 Object — Box: 181, Folder: 6
Identifier: FKR_B181_F006_045
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Edgar C. Schenck, Director of the Albright Art Gallery, to Henri Marceau, Associate Director for the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1954 October 13

Correspondence from Fiske Kimball to Carol Baker, 1953 March 31

 Object — Box: 180, Folder: 10
Identifier: FKR_B180_F010_026
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Fiske Kimball, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Carol Baker.

Dates: 1953 March 31

Correspondence from Fiske Kimball to George Kubler, 1954 February 10

 Object — Box: 181, Folder: 5
Identifier: FKR_B181_F005_053
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Fiske Kimball, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to George Kubler, Department of the History of Art at Yale University.

Dates: 1954 February 10

Correspondence from Fiske Kimball to Henri Marceau, 1950 December 24

 Object — Box: 180, Folder: 5
Identifier: FKR_B180_F005_013
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Fiske Kimball, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Henri Marceau, Associate Director for the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1950 December 24

Correspondence from Fiske Kimball to Henri Marceau, 1950 December 15

 Object — Box: 180, Folder: 5
Identifier: FKR_B180_F005_027
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Fiske Kimball, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Henri Marceau, Associate Director for the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1950 December 15

Correspondence from Fiske Kimball to Marcel Duchamp, 1954 June 1

 Object — Box: 181, Folder: 1
Identifier: FKR_B181_F001_021
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1954 June 1

Correspondence from Fiske Kimball to Marcel Duchamp, 1954 June 1

 Object — Box: 93, Folder: 15
Identifier: FKR_B093_F015_005
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1954 June 1

Correspondence from Fiske Kimball to Marcel Duchamp, 1953 October 13

 Object — Box: 93, Folder: 15
Identifier: FKR_B093_F015_026
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1953 October 13

Correspondence from Fiske Kimball to Marcel Duchamp, 1952 December 15

 Object — Box: 81, Folder: 5
Identifier: FKR_B081_F005_012
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1952 December 15

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