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John Ellis Bowlt

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John Ellis Bowlt (born 6 December 1943) is an English art historian specialising in Russian avant garde art of 1900-1930. He is a professor at the University of Southern California and directs its Institute of Modern Russian Culture.[1]

In 2009, Bowlt received the Order of Friendship from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.[citation needed] He has received numerous awards and scholarships, including the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship and Fulbright-Hays Awards.[2]

Selected publications

  • Russian Art of the Avant-Garde: Theory and Criticism 1902–1934. Thames and Hudson, London, 1988. (Documents of Twentieth-Century Art)
  • Amazons of the Avant-Garde. Guggenheim Museum, 2000. (With Matthew Drutt)
  • Masterpieces of Russian Stage Design: 1880–1930. Antique Collectors Club, 2012.
  • Kazimir Malevich, 1878–1935. University of Washington Press, 1991.

References

  1. ^ Welcome message from the director, Institute for Modern Russian Culture, University of Southern California, archived 2015
  2. ^ The International Who's Who. Europa Publications. 2004.