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Sir Alan Bowness CBE (11 January 1928 – 1 March 2021)[1] was a British art historian, art critic and museum director. He was the director of the Tate Gallery between 1980 and 1988. Bowness was born in Finchley, Middlesex.
Bowness died on 1 March 2021 at his home in London, aged 93.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ The Times 10 January 2009, Retrieved 9 January 2010
- ↑ Horton, Tom (1 March 2021). "Former Tate director Sir Alan Bowness dies aged 93". Belfast Telegraph. Press Association. Retrieved 1 March 2021.