Anne Hughes

Anne Hughes (née Marguerite Anne McBride) was an American gallery owner, restaurateur and patron of the arts from Portland, Oregon. Hughes originated various enterprises including the Anne Hughes Coffee Room at Powell's bookstore, an eponymous art gallery, and the Kitchen Table Cafe. Mentioned along with Matt Groening, Paul Allen, and Phil Knight, she was described as a "One-Woman KaffeeKlatsch" by Willamette Week as part of the weekly's 25th anniversary celebration in "They Rule: Some of our Favorite Portlanders". Personal life Hughes has lived in Portland for over 60 years. She has four brothers, one of whom lives in Philadelphia. Another brother, Francis McBride, is an architect. As of 2016, Hughes was living in a "tiny home", a 400 square-foot house located next door to her son, Michael. History Hughes was a prominent part of the Portland art scene during the 1970s. She served on the first board of directors for the Portland Saturday Market. Before closing in 1977, the Anne Hughes Gallery operated in Northwest Portland and Downtown Portland. Judy Chicago, Henk Pander, and Mel Katz showed at her gallery. She displayed the work of painters Scott McIntire, Frank Okada, Carolyn Cole, Martha Banyas, Jackie K. Johnson, Sherrie Wolf, Judy Cooke, Carol Colin, jeweler and sculptor Nelsie Davis, artist Bill Ritchie, sculptor William Tunberg, Scott Sonniksen, and the work of the current Director of Art Programs for Marylhurst College, Paul Sutinen. During the 1980s, Hughes hosted "Wednesday Breakfasts" which were famous for the scones.