Self-Portrait (proof for unpublished print)
Chuck Close
2010
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color photogravure on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 29 × 23 1/4 in. (73.7 × 59.1 cm) sheet: 33 3/8 × 30 1/2 in. (84.77 × 77.47 cm)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Artist
Accession Number
2014.5.3
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...