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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Chuck_CloseChuck Close - Wikipedia

    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.

  2. Aug 19, 2021 · Chuck Close, who rose to prominence in the 1970s and ’80s with colossal Photorealist portraits of himself, family members and fellow artists, but who late in his career faced accusations of...

  3. Aug 19, 2021 · Summary of Chuck Close. Chuck Close is globally renowned for reinvigorating the art of portrait painting from the late 1960s to the present day, an era when photography had been challenging painting's former dominance in this area, and succeeding in steadily gaining critical appreciation as an artistic medium in its own right.

  4. Apr 2, 2014 · Chuck Close was noted for his highly inventive techniques in painting the human face. He rose to fame in the late 1960s for his large-scale, photorealist portraits.

  5. Official Chuck Close website. © 2014–2016 Chuck Close.

  6. Aug 20, 2021 · Chuck Close, who was known for his giant photorealist portraits of friends and colleagues in the art world, has died at the age of 81. Late in life, Close faced accusations of sexual harassment.

  7. www.moma.org › artists › 1156Chuck Close | MoMA

    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.

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