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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 Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1956 March 23

 Object — Box 13, Folder: 16
Identifier: MAR_B013_F016_006
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1956 March 23

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1956 April 3

 Object — Box 13, Folder: 16
Identifier: MAR_B013_F016_007
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1956 April 3

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1957 March 1

 Object — Box 23, Folder: 16
Identifier: MAR_B023_F016_002
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1957 March 1

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1959 March 6

 Object — Box 44, Folder: 17
Identifier: MAR_B044_F017_005
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1959 March 6

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1959 March 6

 Object — Box 44, Folder: 17
Identifier: MAR_B044_F017_006
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1959 March 6

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1960 June 30

 Object — Box 55, Folder: 6
Identifier: MAR_B055_F006_001
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1960 June 30

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1960 June 15

 Object — Box 55, Folder: 6
Identifier: MAR_B055_F006_003
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1960 June 15

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1960 March 2

 Object — Box 55, Folder: 6
Identifier: MAR_B055_F006_009
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1960 March 2

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1960 February 5

 Object — Box 55, Folder: 6
Identifier: MAR_B055_F006_010
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1960 February 5

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1960 January 27

 Object — Box 55, Folder: 6
Identifier: MAR_B055_F006_012
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1960 January 27