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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 Fiske Kimball to Walter Arensberg, 1951 June 18

 Object — Box: 180, Folder: 7
Identifier: FKR_B180_F007_019
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1951 June 18

Correspondence from Fiske Kimball to Walter Arensberg, 1951 December 3

 Object — Box: 180, Folder: 8
Identifier: FKR_B180_F008_006
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1951 December 3

Correspondence from Fiske Kimball to Walter Arensberg, 1951 December 3

 Object — Box: 180, Folder: 8
Identifier: FKR_B180_F008_007
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1951 December 3

Correspondence from Fiske Kimball to Walter Arensberg, 1951 October 25

 Object — Box: 180, Folder: 8
Identifier: FKR_B180_F008_021
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1951 October 25

Correspondence from Fiske Kimball to Walter Arensberg, 1951 November 7

 Object — Box: 180, Folder: 8
Identifier: FKR_B180_F008_036
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1951 November 7

Correspondence from Fiske Kimball to Walter Arensberg, 1953 February 10

 Object — Box: 15, Folder: 9
Identifier: WLA_B015_F009_010
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Fiske Kimball, Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to Walter Arensberg. Includes copy of memorandum from Henri Marceau.

Dates: 1953 February 10

Correspondence from Fiske Kimball to Walter Arensberg, 1953 February 24

 Object — Box: 15, Folder: 9
Identifier: WLA_B015_F009_016
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1953 February 24

Correspondence from Fiske Kimball to Walter Arensberg, 1953 May 26

 Object — Box: 15, Folder: 9
Identifier: WLA_B015_F009_048
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1953 May 26

Correspondence from Fiske Kimball to Walter Arensberg, 1953 September 6

 Object — Box: 15, Folder: 10
Identifier: WLA_B015_F010_014
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1953 September 6

Correspondence from George D. Beck to Henri Marceau, 1954 August 30

 Object — Box: 181, Folder: 6
Identifier: FKR_B181_F006_051
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from George D. Beck, President of the Beck Engraving Company Incorporated, to Henri Marceau, Associate Director for the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dates: 1954 August 30

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