Charles Thomas Close

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Charles Thomas Close was an American painter and photographer renowned for his large-scale, photorealistic portraits composed from grids of abstract color units.

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instanceOf human
painter
photographer
visual artist
alsoKnownAs Chuck Close
artisticTechnique airbrush painting
finger painting
portraits composed from abstract color units
pulp-paper works
use of grids
awardReceived MacArthur Fellowship
National Medal of Arts
Skowhegan Medal for Painting
birthDate 1940-07-05
birthPlace Monroe, Washington, United States
linked to: Monroe, Washington
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2021-08-19
deathPlace Oceanside, New York, United States
linked to: Oceanside, New York
educatedAt Everett Community College
University of Washington
Yale School of Art
Yale University
employer School of Visual Arts
familyName Close
fieldOfWork painting
photography
printmaking
genre portrait
givenName Charles
hasDisability partial paralysis
knownFor grid-based portraiture
large-scale portraits
photorealistic portraits
medicalCondition spinal artery collapse
movement Contemporary art
Photorealism
Postmodern art
linked to: Postmodernism
name Charles Thomas Close
nationality American
notableWork Big Self-Portrait
Lucas
Mark
Phil
Self-Portrait (various series)
sexOrGender male
style photorealism based on photographs
usedMedium acrylic paint
oil paint
paper pulp
photographic prints
watercolor
workLocation New York City

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Chuck Close fullName Charles Thomas Close
Charles Thomas Close name Charles Thomas Close