Wilson Center Experts
Elena Borovskaya
Regional Exchange Grant
Kennan Institute
Expertise:
Russia and Eurasia
; Russia
Affiliation:
Head of Art History Department, Member of the Artists’ Union of Russia, N. K. Rerikh Art College
Wilson Center Project(s):
Whistler and Russian Art
Term:
Sep 01, 1994
Nov 01, 1994
Project Summary
Whistlers biography and heritage in the context of the Russian art of his time. Whistlers influence on Russian art: his personality, public image, social behavior, style of life and societal relations. Whistlers influence on Russian artists. Bibliographical and archival work.