Robert Hughes
Robert Studley Forrest Hughes was an influential Australian art critic, writer, and documentary filmmaker who relocated to New York in 1970.
Educated at St Ignatius' College and the University of Sydney, he moved in intellectual circles alongside figures like Germaine Greer and Clive James.
Beginning his career as a cartoonist and art critic, he wrote for numerous prestigious publications before becoming TIME magazine's art critic.
His acclaimed BBC series The Shock of the New established his international reputation.
His 1987 history of Australia's penal colonies, The Fatal Shore, became an international bestseller, cementing his legacy beyond the art world.
