Background
Marceau, Henri was born on June 21, 1896 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Louis and Jeanne (Cotte) Marceau.
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Henri Marceau
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Education
Bachelor of Architecture, Columbia, 1920. Fellow in architecture, American Academy Rome, 1922-1925 (Rome prize in architecture). A.F.D. (honorary), Temple University, Beaver College, Franklin and Marshall.
Career
Instructor architectural design, University of Pennsylvania, 1926, assistant professor, 1927. Curator John G. Johnson Collection from 1927. Curator fine arts, Pennsylvania Museum of Art, 1929-1933, assistant director, 1933-1945, associate director, from 1945, acting director music, 1955-1956, director 1956-1964.
Advising committee Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, chairman, 1946.
Director Philadelphia Museum Art, 1956-1964, Second lieutenant Field Artillery, United States Army, World War.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow International Institute for Conservation of Museum Objects. Member Philadelphia Art Commission from 1940, vice president, 1945. Member Fairmount Park Art Association (secretary 1930, vice president since 1946), Philadelphia Art Alliance (secretary 1932-1933, vice president 1933), American Philosophical Society, American International Assurance (honorary), National Society Art Directors, Association Art Museum Directors, American Institute Designers (honorary), Delta Upsilon.
Connections
Married Rebecca Alvord, August 17, 1927.
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Died
September 15, 1969 (aged 73) -
Resting place
Interred Saint Thomas Episcopal Church, Whitemarsh Pennsylvania. -
Political Party
Republican