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Chuck Close

Chuck Close

Charles Thomas Close 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.

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Based in
New York, NY, USA
Country
American
Born
1940 – 2021
Type
Individual

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Chuck Close is based in New York, NY, USA.