Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Lewis, John Frederick, d. 1965
| title | Henri Gabriel Marceau Director Records, 1955-1964 |
| repository | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| description | Henri Gabriel Marceau, an internationally known scholar, art historian and architect, was the Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art from 1955 to 1964. Prior to that appointment, he served nearly thirty years at the museum in a curatorial capacity and beginning in 1937 as well as Associate Director. Marceau's Records consist mainly of correspondence with individuals, corporations, museums and universities, as well as subjects, and they are arranged chronologically by calendar years. Museums are filed under M (for Museum) and then by name for the larger Museums and, alphabetically by individual name for the smaller ones. There are several folders on the installation of the Japanese Tea House and the Kramrisch Collection of Sculpture (1955), as well as a file of condolences for Fiske Kimball in 1955 and 1956. There is a small Object File. |
| extent | 56.5 linear feet |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | The collection is open for research. |
| record link | http://www.philamuseum.org/pma_archives/ead.php?c=MAR&p=hn |
| record source | http://www.philamuseum.org/archives/findingaids.html |
| finding aid | Available online |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:48 |
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| title | Evan H. Turner Records, 1964-1978 |
| repository | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| description | Evan H. Turner (born 1927), an art historian and scholar, was the Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) from 1964 to 1978, leading the Museum through a period of significant growth and transformation. He created new art departments for American and 20th Century Art, and the innovative Department of Urban Outreach (DUO) to promote art across the City of Philadelphia. These progressive activities were matched by a groundbreaking exhibition in 1973, the Marcel Duchamp retrospective, which drew upon significant scholarship and assembled virtually the entire oeuvre of one of the most important artists represented in the Museum. In 1975, Turner led the Museum in a major construction project to install a new climate control system in the building, and in 1976, he helped plan the United States’ Bicentennial and the PMA’s Centennial celebrations. Turner was an active member of a number of professional organizations, as well as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. The Evan H. Turner records document Turner’s tenure as Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) from 1934 to 1978 (bulk: 1964-1978). A mix of correspondence, inter-office memoranda, reports, minutes and other records provide ample evidence of Turner’s leading position in the Museum’s growth and transformation during that time, as well as exhibition and event planning, and the daily operations of the Museum. The collection also documents Turner’s work with professional organizations, his efforts to help the City plan the 1976 Bicentennial celebrations, and his professorship at the University of Pennsylvania. |
| extent | 146 linear feet |
| formats | Correspondence Memoranda Reports |
| access | This collection is open for research use. |
| record link | http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/pacscl/PMA_PMA004 |
| record source | http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/pacscl/index.html |
| finding aid | Available as a PACSCL finding aid on the Penn Libraries Web site. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:48 |
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