Obama
2013
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View on museum website →Medium
Woodburytype
Dimensions
image: 25.2 × 21 cm (9 15/16 × 8 1/4 in.) sheet: 35.5 × 27.8 cm (14 × 10 15/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Chuck Close and Two Palms, NY
Accession Number
2015.39.2
About the Artist
Chuck Close
Chuck Close, born Charles Thomas Close on July 5, 1940, in Monroe, Washington, overcame significant early challenges including undiagnosed dyslexia, prosopagnosia (face blindness), a neuromuscular disorder, and nephritis that sidelined him from school. Art became his refuge; he honed his skills through private lessons and live model drawing. Close studied at Everett Community College before earnin...