R.I.P. Robert Hughes (7/28/38 - 8/6/12)

With his Motorcycle Shoes
And a brain from the Sky
The art world
Says
"Robert Hughes, Goodbye."

But there is no way the art world can measure its gratitude for this extraordinary man.
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However, Robert was alive and very well in 1997 when TIME Magazine did a cover story about the man who had been their art critic since 1970. This issue coincided with an eight-part TV Special, hosted & written by Mr. Hughes.
One of the artists featured in the series was the man most often associated with "The Memory Box." JOSEPH CORNELL is not only my favorite non-painterly artist but the Lewis Carroll School's Professor Magritte said the same thing. But the text below is from Robert Hughes. My re-photograph of The Hotel Eden, 1945 does not do the original assemblage justice but the link to the artist will more than make up for it.
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There is a Homage to Joseph Cornell included in the 2-DIE-4 PHOTO GALLERY.