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Robert Hughes
Sydney, Australia
Archival Overview
Australian art critic and author who served as Time magazine's chief art critic for three decades, celebrated for his landmark BBC television history of modern art The Shock of the New.
Biographical Record
Robert Studley Forrest Hughes was born in Sydney into a prominent legal dynasty and studied architecture and art history at the University of Sydney before moving to London and New York, becoming Time's art critic in 1970.
Hughes was renowned for muscular, uncompromising prose and ferocious disdain for commercial art market speculation. His 1980 BBC television documentary and book 'The Shock of the New' introduced millions to modern art. In 1987, he published 'The Fatal Shore', a monumental, best-selling history of Australia's convict origins that transformed Australian historiography.
Key Life Milestones
The Shock of the New BBC Series
Wrote and presented the eight-part television series viewed by millions worldwide, demystifying modern art.
Publication of The Fatal Shore
Published the landmark history of the British colonization and convict settlement of Australia to universal acclaim.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialNew York City, United States