Robert Hughes

Also known as Robert Studley Forrest Hughes

Australian critic, historian, and writer (1938–2012)

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Born: 28 July 1938
Works: 100

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Helem he-ḥadash
Personal Finance
Ready Notes for use with Personal Finance
Student Resource Manual with Readings & Cases
Frank Auerbach

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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Robert Studley Forrest Hughes AO was an Australian-born art critic, 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."

Known for

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens — Self - Writer2007
The NEW Shock of the New — Himself2004
Antoni Gaudi: God's Architect — Presenter2003
Visions of Space — Self2003
Goya: Crazy Like a Genius — Self / Presenter2002
American Visions — Self - Presenter1997
Crumb — Self1995
The Shock of the New — Host1980
20/20 — Self - Anchor1978
Landscape with Figures — Self - Presenter1975

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Listeners: 142
Total plays: 433

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Robert
Family name: Hughes
Gender: male
Citizenship: Australia
Place of birth: Sydney
Place of death: The Bronx
Father: Geoffrey Forrest Hughes
Sibling: Tom Hughes
Occupation: screenwriter
Educated at: University of Sydney
Languages spoken: English language
Field of work: art history
Image: Robert Hughes ABC publicity photo 1978.jpg
Work location: New York City

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manner of death: natural causes
date of birth: 1938-07-28
date of death: 2012-08-06
described by source: UbuWeb
birth name: Robert Studley Forrest Hughes
cause of death: disease
Commons category: Robert Hughes (critic)
start of work period: 1964-01-01
end of work period: 2009-01-01

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