[1] While studying at the university, Hughes was mentored by John and Dominique de Menil, heirs to the Schlumberger oil fortune, who financed the art history department at St.

[2] He accompanied them on art-buying trips to New York and Europe, and they helped him get his first job at the Alexander Iolas Gallery in Paris.

[1] In 1967, Hughes met artist Andy Warhol at a benefit for Merce Cunningham at Philip Johnson's Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut.

[6] Considered a style inspiration by young people at The Factory, Hughes wore suits by Everall Brothers and Anderson & Sheppard, shoes by Lobb, and fragrance from Penhaligon's.

[10][11] He was survived by his mother, Jennie Wilson Hughes, a sister, Mary-Beth Hansard, and a brother, Thomas.