John Ellis Bowlt (born 6 December 1943) is a former

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art historian Art history is the study of artistic works made throughout human history. Among other topics, it studies art’s formal qualities, its impact on societies and cultures, and how artistic styles have changed throughout history. Traditionally, the ...

specialising in the Russian avant garde.

Career

Bowlt is a professor at the

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and directs its Institute of Modern Russian Culture. In 2009, Bowlt received the

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from former

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. He has received numerous awards and scholarships, including the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship and Fulbright-Hays Awards.

Selected publications

*''Russian Art of the Avant-Garde: Theory and Criticism 1902–1934''. Thames and Hudson, London, 1988. (Documents of Twentieth-Century Art) *''Masterpieces of Russian Stage Design: 1880–1930''. Antique Collectors Club, 2012. *''Kazimir Malevich, 1878–1935''. University of Washington Press, 1991. * * * *

Exhibition Catalogues

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References

1943 births Living people English art historians Historians from London Historians of Russia English expatriates in the United States Slade Professors of Fine Art (University of Cambridge) University of Southern California faculty {{Russia-studies-bio-stub