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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, 1957 March 14

 Object — Box: 23, Folder: 16
Identifier: MAR_B023_F016_011
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1957 March 14

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1957 July 10

 Object — Box: 23, Folder: 16
Identifier: MAR_B023_F016_025
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1957 July 10

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1958 February 6

 Object — Box: 33, Folder: 23
Identifier: MAR_B033_F023_002
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1958 February 6

Correspondence from Henri Marceau to Marcel Duchamp, 1959 February 27

 Object — Box: 44, Folder: 17
Identifier: MAR_B044_F017_002
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1959 February 27

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

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