Hughes, Robert, 1938-2012
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- Whitechapel Art Gallery, London. Recent Australian painting, 1961.
- His Frank Auerbach, 1990:jkt. (Robert Hughes; b. 1938)
- WW in America, c1988:v. 1, p. 1500 (Hughes, Robert Studley Forrest; b. July 28, 1938; art critic)
- LC manual auth. cd.(hdg.: Hughes, Robert, 1936- ; p. [1] of his Art of Australia cites d. of b. 1938)
- Tel. info. from CIP Off., Apr. 8, 1999(also auth. of A jerk on one end : reflections of a mediocre fisherman)
- Magritte, Rene. The portable Magritte, 2002:t.p. (Robert Hughes) cover, p. 4 (Robert Hughes, the celebrated author and art critic for Time magazine)
Robert Studley Forrest Hughes AO (28 July 1938 – 6 August 2012) was one of the most notable Australian-born art critics, writer, and producer of television documentaries. He was described in 1997 by Robert Boynton of The New York Times as "the most famous art critic in the world." Hughes earned widespread recognition for his book and television series on modern art, The Shock of the New, and for his longstanding position as art critic with TIME magazine. He is also known for his best seller The Fatal Shore (1986), a study of the British convict system in early Australian history. Known for his contentious critiques of art and artists, Hughes was generally conservative in his tastes, although he did not belong to a particular philosophical camp. His writing was noted for its power and elegance.
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