Chuck Close: References & Edit History
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Important monographs of the artist’s work include Lisa Lyons and Robert Storr, Chuck Close (1987); and Robert Storr, Kirk Varnedoe, and Deborah Wye, Chuck Close (1998), which accompanied the retrospective of the artist’s work. A biography is Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan, Chuck Close, Up Close (1998). Also insightful is Joanne Kesten (ed.), The Portraits Speak: Chuck Close in Conversation with 27 of His Subjects (1997), which includes conversations with art-world figures who posed for Close, including Alex Katz, Roy Lichtenstein, and Richard Serra.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Aug 15, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 01, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 25, 2024 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: National Gallery of Art, Washington - Chuck Close. | Mar 18, 2024 | ||
| He died on August 19, 2021. | Aug 19, 2021 | ||
| Noted that he experimented with daguerreotype portraits in the early 21st century and that the National Gallery of Art canceled a forthcoming exhibition of his work in 2018 amid allegations of sexual misconduct. | Feb 02, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Art Story - Biography of Chuck Close. | Jul 24, 2014 | ||
| Added photograph. | Jan 25, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Getty - Biography of Chuck Close. | Nov 21, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Gallery of Art, Washington - Chuck Close. | Nov 21, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Washington - Computer Science and Engineering - Biography of Chuck Close. | Nov 21, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Chuck Close. | Nov 20, 2011 | ||
| New article added. | Feb 22, 2002 |
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