John Ellis Bowlt Explained

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. 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.

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150826144914/http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/IMRC/imrc_main.html Welcome message from the director
2. Book: The International Who's Who. 2004. Europa Publications.