Andrew Bolton

Andrew Bolton is an American art museum curator.

He graduated from the University of East Anglia with a BA in Anthropology and an MA in Non-Western Art.[1]

In 2002 he joined the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City as a Curator of the Costume Institute. [2] On September 8 2015, it was announced that he would replace Harold Koda as Curator in Chief of the Costume Institute.[3]

Bolton created the blockbuster exhibitions Savage Beauty (exhibition) and China: Through the Looking Glass. [4]

Bolton exhibitions are known for their, "scholarly rigor....whimsy.... (and) theatricality."[4]

Career

Bolton came to the Met from London's Victoria and Albert Museum in 2002.[4]

In 2015 he was awarded the Vilcek Prize in Fashion.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Met Museum Appoints Andrew Bolton as New Costume Institute Curator in Charge". Broadwayworld. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Tomkins, Calvin (25 March 2013). "Anarchy Unleashed". The New Yorker. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Pogrebin, Robin (8 September 2015). "Andrew Bolton Chosen to Lead the Met’s Costume Institute". New York Times. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Trebay, Guy (29 April 2015). "At the Met, Andrew Bolton Is the Storyteller in Chief". New York Times. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Chilton, Nancy. "Andrew Bolton Wins 2015 Vilcek Prize in Fashion". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
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