Robert Hughes (critic)

Robert Studley Forrest Hughes, AO (28 July 1938 – 6 August 2012) was an Australian-born art critic, writer and maker of television documentaries.Kennedy, Randy.  "Robert Hughes, Art Critic Whose Writing Was Elegant and Contentious, Dies at 74," New York Times (US). August 6, 2012; retrieved 2012-8-29.

Early life
Hughes was born in Sydney, Australia in 1938.Maunder, Patricia.   "Robert Hughes turned criticism into an art," Sydney Morning Herald (Australia). August 7, 2012; retrieved 2012-8-29. He had a brother, Tom, who is a politician. Hughes died on August 6, 2012 in The Bronx, New York, aged 74.

Career
In 1970, he became the art critic for Time magazine.Williamson, Marcus. "Robert Hughes: Forthright critic who transformed the public perception of modern art,"  Independent (UK). August 8, 2012; retrieved 2012-8-29.

Honours
 Order of Australia, 1991Government of Australia,  Australian Honours ; retrieved 2012-8-29.

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Category:1938 births
Category:2012 deaths
Category:Writers from Sydney
Category:Art critics