Description of Research
Summary Statement of Research Interests
Professor Bowlt studies the history of late 19th and early 20th Century Russian art. This includes the careers of individual artists such as Bakst, Benois, Filonov, Kandinsky, Malevich, Somov and Tatlin and philosophical issues such as the concept of zero in the avant-garde and the occult dimension of Symbolism. He currently studies the material culture of Russia's Silver Age.
Honors and Awards
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Borchard Award for study of Ferris collection, 2007-2008
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Fulbright Award, Study of the work of Leon Bakst in Russia, 2007-2008
Service to the Profession
Editorships and Editorial Boards
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General Editor, Experiment, 1990-
