Robert Hughes Biography, Birthday & Nationality

Robert Hughes 28/07/1938   -   06/08/2012

Robert Hughes Introduction:

Robert Hughes was an Australian-born art critic and writer. This biography profiles his childhood, life, achievements and timeline.

Robert Hughes Biography, Awards, Facts and Family

  • Famous: Writers
  • Died At Age: 74
  • Sun Sign: Leo
  • Also Known As: Robert Studley Forrest Hughes
  • Born In: Sydney, Australia
  • Famous As: Art Critic, Writer
  • Spouse/Ex-: Danne Patricia Emerson (m. 1967–1981), Doris Downes (m. 2001–2012), Victoria Hughes (m. 1981–2001)
  • Father: Geoffrey Forrest Hughes
  • Mother: Margaret Eyre Sealy
  • Siblings: Thomas Eyre Forrest Hughes
  • Children:
    1. Danton Hughes
    2. Fielder Douglas Jewett
    3. Freeborn Garrettson Jewett IV
  • Died On: August 6, 2012
  • Place Of Death: The Bronx, New York
  • City: Sydney, Australia
  • Education:
    1. Saint Ignatius College
    2. University Of Sydney
  • Awards: 1982 – Frank Jewett Mather Award For Art Criticism Given By The College Art Association Of America. 1985 – Second Frank Jewett Mather Award
  • 1988 – Named Recipient Of The American Academy Of Achievement's Golden Plate Award. 1988 – W. H. Smith Literary Award For The Fatal Shore 2000 – London Sunday Times Writer Of The Year 2007 – New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Douglas Stewart Prize For Non-fiction 2009 –:
  • Bio: Robert Hughes Was An Australian-born Art Critic And Writer. This Biography Profiles His Childhood, Life, Achievements And Timeline.