John Ellis Bowlt

John. E. Bowlt
Bowlt in 2015
Born	John Ellis Bowlt (1943-12-06) 6 December 1943 (age 81)
Occupation	Art historian
Awards	2016 ASEEES Distinguished Contributions to Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Award [1]

John Ellis Bowlt (born 6 December 1943) is a former British art historian specialising in the Russian avant garde. ^[2]

Career

Bowlt is a professor at the University of Southern California and directs its Institute of Modern Russian Culture. ^[3]

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. ^[4]

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.
• Bowlt, John E. (1982). The Silver Age: Russian art of the early twentieth century and the "World of Art" group (2 ed.). Newtonville, Massachusetts: Oriental Research Partners. ISBN   0-89250-088-3.
• Bowlt, John E. (1989). "Manufacturing Dreams: Textile Design in Revolutionary Russia". Revolutionary Costume: Soviet Clothing and Textiles of the 1920s. New York City: Rizzoli International Publications. pp. 17–32. ISBN   0-8478-1053-4.
• Bowlt, John E.; Matich, Olga, eds. (1999). Laboratory of Dreams: Russian Avant-garde and Cultural Experiment. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN   0-8047-3652-9.
• Bowlt, John E. (2008). Moscow & St. Petersburg 1900-1920 : art, life & culture of the Russian silver age. New York City: Vendome Press. ISBN   978-0-86565-191-3.

Exhibition Catalogues

• Bowlt, John E. (1982). Bowlt, John E. (ed.). Russian Stage Design: Scenic Innovation, 1900-1930 : From the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Nikita D. Lobanov-Rostovsky. Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Museum of Art.
• Bowlt, John E.; Drutt, Matthew, eds. (2000). Amazons of the Avant-garde: Alexandra Exter, Natalia Goncharova, Liubov Popova, Olga Rozanova, Varvara Stepanova and Nadezhda Udaltsova. New York City: Guggenheim Museum Publications. ISBN   0-89207-225-3.

References

1. "ASEEES Distinguished Contributions Award | 2016 Recipient: John E. Bowlt". Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh. 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
2. "Bowlt, John E." LC Name Authority File (LCNAF). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
3. Welcome message from the director, Institute for Modern Russian Culture, University of Southern California, archived 2015
4. The International Who's Who . Europa Publications. 2004.