5/20/2023 0 Comments Robert hughes the shock of the newWhen it aired in 1980–81, it was seen by more than 25 million viewers, and an accompanying book quickly became his first of several bestsellers. His first documentary, The Shock of the New, was an eight-part series that sought to demystify the development of modern art by placing it in the context of the cultural and social history of its time. Donated by Hughes’s widow, Doris Downes, the sizable collection of his papers documents Hughes’s life and multifaceted career through extensive personal and professional correspondence notebooks drafts of articles, lectures, documentaries, and book projects audio and video recordings photographs press clippings and other personal records.īorn and educated in Australia, Hughes decamped for Europe in 1964, eventually landing in New York City in 1970 to take up his position at Time. Over three decades as chief art critic for Time magazine, and as the author and narrator of several televised documentary series, Robert Hughes (1938–2012) was one such rarity. It is unusual for an art critic to achieve widespread recognition-celebrity, even-outside the art world. Robert Hughes Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Robert Hughes during filming of The Shock of the New, ca.
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