Chuck Close | |
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 Close in 2009 | |
| Born | Charles Thomas Close July 5, 1940 Monroe, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | August 19, 2021 (aged 81) Oceanside, New York, U.S. |
| Education | University of Washington (BA, 1962) Yale University (MFA) |
| Known for | Photorealistic painter, photographer |
Charles Thomas Close (July 5, 1940 – August 19, 2021) was an American painter, visual artist, and photographer who made massive-scale photorealist and abstract portraits of himself and others. 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.