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Latitude
-33.867778
Longitude
151.21
Start Date
1938-01-01
End Date
1938-01-01

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ID
tb9f19

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/robert-hughes
Birth Place
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Biography
painter, cartoonist and critic, left Architecture at SU without a degree and worked briefly as a cartoonist and illustrator on the Sydney Telegraph . He did most of the artwork in the Observer 1958-59, where he was paid 10/6 for a small drawing. He also contributed cartoons and art criticism to Nation (1959 to mid-1960s), the Sunday Mirror and Art and Australia (from 1963). Worked in London during the late 1960s. In 1970 he left for the US to become art critic on Time magazine. This entry is a stub. You can help the DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Kerr, Joan Date written: 1996 Last updated: 2007
Born
b. c.1938
Summary
Influential late 20th century painter, cartoonist and critic.
Gender
Male
Died
None listed
Age at death
None listed