John Bowlt Receives ASEEES 2016 Distinguished Contributions Award

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SHERA's Board is pleased to announce that John Bowlt has received this
year's Award for Distinguished Contributions to Slavic, East European, and
Eurasian Studies from ASEEES, the Association for Slavic, East European &
Eurasian Studies. His recognition testifies to the increasing importance of
the study of art and visual culture within the larger field of Slavic
Studies. We congratulate Professor Bowlt on his remarkable achievement, and
thank him for his foundational work in our field.

Below is the official citation from ASEEES:
2016 Distinguished Contributions Award Recipient John Bowlt

The 2016 Distinguished Contributions to Slavic, East European, and Eurasian
Studies Award, which honors senior scholars who have helped to build and
develop the field through scholarship, training, and service to the
profession, is presented to *John E. Bowlt*, Professor of Slavic Languages
and Literatures and Director of the Institute of Modern Russian Culture at
the University of Southern California.

The contributions of *John E. Bowlt* to the study of Russian visual culture
of the 20th century are exceptionally deep and multi-faceted. Starting from
the late 1960s, when much of the material he has spent his career studying
was taboo in the USSR, Professor Bowlt has worked sedulously to uncover,
make available, and analyze the oeuvres of once almost forgotten (and now
world-renowned) artists such as Kazimir Malevich, Pavel Filonov, Liubov
Popova, and Varvara Stepanova as well as a host of lesser lights. He has
curated exhibitions, translated and published collections of documents,
written monographs, and given countless public lectures that have brought
the seminal contributions of Russian modernist art and artists to the
attention of specialists in the fields of art history and Russian culture
as well as a broad general public.  Indeed, it would be fair to say that
without the efforts of Professor Bowlt, Russian avant-garde art would not
have anywhere near the level of international recognition that it now
possesses.

Professor Bowlt=E2=80=99s first book, *The Russian Avant-Garde: Theory and
Criticism 1902-1934*, was published in 1976. In the forty years since, he
has followed that foundational anthology with a steady stream of
monographs, book chapters, exhibition catalogues, and translations.  Among
his most influential contributions are *Pavel Filonov: A Hero and His Fate:
Writings on Revolution and Art 1914-1940* (1984, with Nicoletta
Misler); *Moscow
and St. Petersburg 1900-1920; Art, Life and Culture of the Russian Silver
Age* (2008), the latter written for a non-specialist audience. He was also
the editor of the Art and Architecture section for the *Cambridge
Encyclopedia of Russia and the Former Soviet Union* (1994). Perhaps even
more influential have been the exhibitions he has curated (and their
accompanying catalogues) including the path-breaking =E2=80=9CAmazons of th=
e
Russian Avant-Garde=E2=80=9D (with Matthew Drutt and Zelfira Tregulova, for=
 the
Guggenheim) and =E2=80=9CA Feast of Wonders. Sergei Diaghilev and the Balle=
ts
Russes=E2=80=9D (for the Nouveau Mus=C3=A9e de Monte Carlo and the Tretiako=
v Gallery).
All of Professor Bowlt=E2=80=99s publications are based on scrupulous and
painstaking archival work. However, unlike many scholars who make a career
in the archives, Professor Bowlt has the ability in his lectures and
publications to transcend the myriad facts he has uncovered and create
compelling visual and narrative presentations that enthrall and inspire
both scholars and the general public.

Professor Bowlt has been a faculty member at both the University of Texas
and the University of Southern California and in 2015 was elected Slade
Professor of Fine Art at Cambridge University. Professor Bowlt willingly
engages in collaborative projects and his publications and exhibitions are
often co-curated with younger scholars and scholars from Russia.  One of
Professor Bowlt=E2=80=99s innovative collaborative projects is the Institut=
e of
Modern Russian Culture and its journal *Experiment,* which has made
available a broad range of primary documents on a wide range of topics
drawn from 19th and 20th century Russian culture and cultural history.

For his tireless work in creating and promoting the field of Russian
modernist visual culture, John Bowlt has been selected as the recipient of
the 2016 ASEEES Distinguished Contributions to Slavic, East European, and
Eurasian Studies Award.

http://www.aseees.org/programs/aseees-prizes/distinguished-contributions-aw=
ard/2016-bowlt



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<p style=3D"margin:0px 0px 16px"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Times New =
Roman" size=3D"3">SHERA&#39;s Board is pleased to
announce that John Bowlt has received this year&#39;s Award for Distinguish=
ed
Contributions to Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies from ASEEES, t=
he
Association for Slavic, East European &amp; Eurasian Studies. His recogniti=
on
testifies to the increasing importance of the study of art and visual cultu=
re
within the larger field of Slavic Studies. We congratulate Professor Bowlt =
on
his remarkable achievement, and thank him for his foundational work in our
field.</font></p>

<p style=3D"margin:0px"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Times New Roman" si=
ze=3D"3">Below is the official citation from ASEEES:</font></p>

<h1 style=3D"margin:16px 0px 0px"><span style=3D"margin:0px"><font color=3D=
"#2e74b5" face=3D"Calibri Light" size=3D"5">2016
Distinguished Contributions Award Recipient John Bowlt</font></span></h1>

<p style=3D"margin:16px 0px"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Times New Roma=
n" size=3D"3">The 2016
Distinguished Contributions to Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Award, which honors senior scholars who have helped to build and develop th=
e
field through scholarship, training, and service to the profession, is
presented to=C2=A0</font><b><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Times New Roman=
" size=3D"3">John E. Bowlt</font></b><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Times =
New Roman" size=3D"3">, Professor of Slavic Languages and
Literatures=C2=A0and Director of the Institute of Modern Russian
Culture=C2=A0at the University of Southern California.=C2=A0</font></p>

<p style=3D"margin:16px 0px"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Times New Roma=
n" size=3D"3">The contributions
of </font><b><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3">Jo=
hn E. Bowlt</font></b><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=
=3D"3"> to the study of Russian visual culture of the 20th
century are exceptionally deep and multi-faceted. Starting from the late 19=
60s,
when much of the material he has spent his career studying was taboo in the
USSR, Professor Bowlt has worked sedulously to uncover, make available, and
analyze the oeuvres of once almost forgotten (and now world-renowned) artis=
ts</font><span style=3D"margin:0px"></span><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"=
Times New Roman" size=3D"3"> such as Kazimir
Malevich, Pavel Filonov, Liubov Popova, and Varvara Stepanova as well as a =
host
of lesser lights. He has curated exhibitions, translated and published
collections of documents, written monographs, and given countless public
lectures that have brought the seminal contributions of Russian modernist a=
rt
and artists to the attention of specialists in the fields of art history an=
d
Russian culture as well as a broad general public.=C2=A0 Indeed, it would b=
e
fair to say that without the efforts of Professor Bowlt, Russian avant-gard=
e
art would not have anywhere near the level of international recognition tha=
t it
now possesses.</font></p>

<p style=3D"margin:16px 0px"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Times New Roma=
n" size=3D"3">Professor Bowlt=E2=80=99s
first book, </font><i><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=
=3D"3">The Russian Avant-Garde: Theory and Criticism 1902-1934</font></i><f=
ont color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3">, was
published in 1976. In the forty years since, he has followed that foundatio=
nal
anthology with a steady stream of monographs, book chapters, exhibition
catalogues, and translations.=C2=A0 Among his most influential contribution=
s
are </font><i><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3">P=
avel Filonov: A Hero and His Fate: Writings on Revolution and Art
1914-1940</font></i><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=
=3D"3"> (1984, with Nicoletta Misler); </font><i><font color=3D"#000000" fa=
ce=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3">Moscow and St. Petersburg
1900-1920; Art, Life and Culture of the Russian Silver Age</font></i><font =
color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3"> (2008), the
latter written for a non-specialist audience. He was also the editor of the=
 Art
and Architecture section for the </font><i><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"=
Times New Roman" size=3D"3">Cambridge Encyclopedia of Russia and the
Former Soviet Union</font></i><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Times New Rom=
an" size=3D"3"> (1994). Perhaps even more influential have been the
exhibitions he has curated (and their accompanying catalogues) including th=
e
path-breaking =E2=80=9CAmazons of the Russian Avant-Garde=E2=80=9D (with Ma=
tthew Drutt and
Zelfira Tregulova, for the Guggenheim) and =E2=80=9CA Feast of Wonders. Ser=
gei
Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes=E2=80=9D (for the Nouveau Mus=C3=A9e de Mo=
nte Carlo and the
Tretiakov Gallery). All of Professor Bowlt=E2=80=99s publications are based=
 on
scrupulous and painstaking archival work. However, unlike many scholars who
make a career in the archives, Professor Bowlt has the ability in his lectu=
res
and publications to transcend the myriad facts he has uncovered and create
compelling visual and narrative presentations that enthrall and inspire bot=
h
scholars and the general public.</font></p>

<p style=3D"margin:16px 0px"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Times New Roma=
n" size=3D"3">Professor Bowlt has
been a faculty member at both the University of Texas and the University of=
 Southern
California and in 2015 was elected Slade Professor of Fine Art at Cambridge
University. Professor Bowlt willingly engages in collaborative projects and=
 his
publications and exhibitions are often co-curated with younger scholars and
scholars from Russia.=C2=A0 One of Professor Bowlt=E2=80=99s innovative col=
laborative
projects is the Institute of Modern Russian Culture and its journal </font>=
<i><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3">Experiment,<=
/font></i><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"3">
which has made available a broad range of primary documents on a wide range=
 of
topics drawn from 19th and 20th century Russian culture and cultural histor=
y.</font></p>

<p style=3D"margin:16px 0px"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Times New Roma=
n" size=3D"3">For his tireless
work in creating and promoting the field of Russian modernist visual cultur=
e,
John Bowlt has been selected as the recipient of the 2016 ASEEES Distinguis=
hed
Contributions to Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Award.</font><=
/p><div>

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