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Robert Hughes papers, 1952-2012, bulk 1973-2004

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Series 5: Writings, 1960-2009
2.05 Linear feet
Box 1, 3-4, 23

Writings include draft essays, articles, and manuscripts; lectures, speeches, and sound recordings of lectures including Hughes on Picasso and the 1974 Tom Albright lecture series; notes; notebooks including Hughes' research on the Chinese Opium Wars, Freud, Japan, and the MET; bibliographies; catalog introductions; a circa 2010 essay and outline on Rome; an annotated map of the Caribbean; and poetry written by Hughes. Many articles were published in TIME Magazine and included topics related to art theft and the art market, post-modern architecture, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Hughes' lectures included convocation and keynote speeches, Lee Krasner's obituary speech, and numerous talks given at exhibition openings, fundraisers, symposiums, and other art and literary events around the world.
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Annotated Map of Caribbean Islands, undated
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Avigdor Arikha Articles, 1974-1985, undated
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Draft Articles, 1976-1978
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Draft Articles, Post-Modernist Architecture (Time), circa 1984
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Draft Articles, "The Art of the Quilt", undated
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Drafts, 1990, 2000, undated
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Drafts, "Anatomy of a Masterpiece", 1974
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Drafts and Research Files Regarding Art Theft, 1963, 1990-1991
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3
Drafts, "Antiques From the Tomb: The Antiques Market", 1973
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4
Drafts, "Art Theft", undated
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5
Drafts, "Culture in the Papal Manner", 1983
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Drafts, "Cyanide Martini", undated
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7
Drafts, "Flipping the Wig", undated
3
8
Drafts, "Las Meninas", undated
3
9
Drafts, "Looking Back on Sert", undated
3
10
Drafts, "Lucien Frend", 1986
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11
Drafts, Louis Kahn Article, undated
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12
Drafts, Milton Glaser Article, 1974
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13
Drafts, Rauschenberg Cover, 1976
3
14
Drafts, Robert Hughes for Chris Porterfield, undated
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15
Drafts, "The Case for Dali", 2004
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16
Drafts, "The Other Wyeth's Other Wyeths, undated
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17
Drafts, "Who wants to Watch It Anyway?", 1994
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Draft Essay and Notes Re Longleat, undated
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19
Draft Essay Re Americans Wanting "Good News", undated
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Draft Essay Re Colombia, undated
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Draft Essay Re Doris Catching the Tuna, undated
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Draft Re National Galleries, undated
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Draft Essay Re NEA, undated
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Draft Essay Re Puratin Influence on America, undated
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Draft Essay Re Shelter Island Fishing, undated
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Draft Essay Re Xavier Corbero, undated
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Draft Essays, 2007, undated
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Draft Essays, undated
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Draft Essays, Fragments and Notes, undated
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Draft Essays, "Leaving School", undated
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Draft Essays Re Lourdes, undated
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Draft Essays Re Mojacar, undated
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Draft Essays Re September 11 and Terrorism, circa 2001
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Draft Fragments, circa 1977
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Draft Manuscript Re Frank Auerbach, undated
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Draft Manuscripts [1], undated
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Draft Manuscripts [2], undated
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Essays, "Chateau Tahbilk and the Nineteenth Century Functional Tradition in Australia", undated
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Essays, "The Baroque Asthetic of Design", 1960
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La Llotja De Mar: Un Simbol De La Grandesa De Barcelona, Sr. Robert Hughes, 21/02/02, Sound Recording, 2002
1 Sound cassette
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Lectures, "About Being Australian", undated
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Lectures, Abstract Expressionism, 1982
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Lectures, "A Cool Eye on Hot Art", undated
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Lectures, "American Newness", undated
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Lectures, "Andrew and Helga: A Modern Affair:, 1988
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Lectures, Anti-Defamation League Dinner Speech, 1993
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Lectures, "Architecture: Utopia", undated
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Lectures, Art and Politics, undated
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Lectures, Australian and American Landscape, undated
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Lectures, Australian National Trust, undated
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Lectures, Barcelona, 1992
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Lectures, Barcelona: Art and Culture, undated
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Lectures, Commencement Day Speech in Minnesota, 1987
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Lectures, Commencement Speech S.V.A., undated
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Lectures, Convocation Address at the Royal College of Art, 1990
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Lectures, "Creativity: The Leading Edge", 1986
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Lectures, "Distinguished Lectures on American Art and Culture of the Twentieth Century", 1985
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Lectures, Drafts, undated
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Lectures, IBM Conference Keynote Speech, 1988
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Lectures, "In Defense of What is Priceless", 2009
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Lectures, "In What Sense is Culture in the National Interest", undated
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Lectures, ISPA Kenote Speech, 1997
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Lectures, I.T.T. Conferences, 1989
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Lectures, Kennedy Center Reading, 1994
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Lectures, "Landscape of Pleasure", undated
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Lectures, "Letter to an Arab Friend", circa 2000s
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Lectures, Lunchtime Talk to Whitney Donors, undated
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Lectures, "Lunchtime Talk: Time Advertises", 1988
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Lectures, Nancy Nelso Digital File, undated
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Lectures, "The Mona Lisa Curse", undated
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Lectures, Monuments, undated
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Lectures, Oz-U.S., undated
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Lectures, Paula Rego, 2005
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Lectures, Picasso Exhibition, undated
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Lectures, Realism/Winslow Homer, undated
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Lectures, "Recent Australian Art", 1986
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Lectures, "Reflections on English Art", 1988
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Lectures, Royal Academy of the Arts, 2003-2004
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Lectures, Remarks for "Second Sight: Biennial TV" SFMMA Symposium, undated
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Lectures, "Signs of the 80s", 1989
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Lectures, "Some Good Art", undated
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Lectures, Spain, undated
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Lectures, "State Library Address", 1990
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Lectures, State Patronage Kennedy Lecture, undated
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Lectures, "The Culture of Complaint", 1992
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Lectures, "The Decline of the City of Mahogany, undated
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Lectures, "The Faces of Power: Art and Politics", undated
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Lectures, The Frick Collection, 2004
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Lectures, "The Making of Reputations", 1986
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Lectures, "The NEA" Keynote Speech at MIT, 1993
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Lectures, "The Public Patron: Drafting a Mandate for a Federal Arts Agency", 1993
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Lectures, "Toast to Motherwell", undated
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Lectures, "The Uneasy Alliance: Art and Architecture in the Late Twentieth Century", 1986
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Lectures, "Unveiling of Lucian Freud's 'Skewblald Mare, 2004'", 2004
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Lectures, "Welcome, Fellow Chardonnay Swilling Elitists", 1996
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Lectures, "What's A Museum For?", 1992
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Lectures, "William Dobell" Lecture Transcript, undated
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Lee Krasner Obituary Speech, 1984
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Nancy Graves, 1984-1986, undated
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Notebooks, undated
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Notebooks, undated
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Notebooks, circa 1995
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Notebooks, Chinese Opium Wars, undated
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Notebooks, Freud (Photocopy), 1986
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Notebooks, Japan, undated
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Notebooks, MET, undated
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Notes, undated
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Poetry by Robert Hughes, undated
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Poetry Center, Australian Lit., 11/21/88, KCH, Sound Recording, 1988
1 Sound cassette
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Robert Hughes, City Arts + Lectures, 10 Nov. 03, Sound Recording, 2003
1 Sound cassette
23
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Robert Hughes on Picasso, Sound Recording, 1980
1 Sound cassette
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Robert Hughes on Picasso, Sound Recording, 1980
1 Sound cassette
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Rome, Bibliography and List of Illustrations, circa 2010
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Rome, Essays and Outline, circa 2010
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Speech Given at Opening of Robert Hughes Art Exhibition, undated
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Suggested Edits for Article, "Face to Face", 1990
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Tom Albright Lecture Series: Wayne Thiebaud, 10/23/1974, Sound Recording, 1974
1 Sound cassette
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Unidentified Catalogue Introduction, circa 1960s
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