Chuck Close

Jul 5, 1940 - Aug 19, 2021

Charles Thomas Close was an American painter, visual artist, and photographer. He made massive-scale photorealist and abstract portraits of himself and others, which hang in collections internationally. Close also created photo portraits using a very large format camera. He adapted his painting style and working methods in 1988, after being paralyzed by an occlusion of the anterior spinal artery. He died on August 19, 2021.
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Chuck Close
Jul 5, 1940 - Aug 19, 2021

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