Author and art critic Robert Hughes, who died Monday at the age of 74, wrote for 'Time' magazine for three decades.
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Renowned Australian art critic and historian Robert Hughes has died after a long illness. He was 74.
His publisher, Random House, says he died Monday in New York, where he had lived for many years.
Hughes was best known for his best-selling epic book about Australia called The Fatal Shore, published in 1987. He wrote for Time magazine as art critic for more than three decades.
His eight-part documentary about art history, "The Shock of the New," aired on BBC television and was seen by more than 25 million viewers. He later wrote a book based off the film that was well-received by critics.
Other books included the 2006 memoir "Things I Didn't Know" and last year's "Rome," a personal history of the Italian city.
