Alan Bowness

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Sir Alan Bowness CBE
Bowness in 2016
Born	(1928-01-11)11 January 1928 Finchley, Middlesex, England
Died	1 March 2021(2021-03-01) (aged 93) London, England
Education	Downing College, Cambridge Courtauld Institute of Art
Occupations	Art historian museum director art critic
Title	Director of the Tate Gallery
Term	1980–1988

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.