Chuck Close was an American painter and photographer who primarily created massive-scale portraits. Close's portraits had simple titles, using only the subject's first name. Many of his subjects were friends who, like Close, were also artists, or dealers and collectors of art; others were simply friends or family members.
Subjects Self-portrait, Chuck Close Laurie Anderson, performance artist, composer, musician Richard Artschwager, painter, illustrator and sculptor Susan Austad Lynda Benglis, sculptor Cecily Brown, painter Paul Cadmus, painter John Chamberlain, sculptor Francesco Clemente, painter Bill Clinton, politician, 42nd President of the United States Hillary Clinton, politician and diplomat Georgia Close (artist's daughter) Leslie Close (artist's wife) Maggie Close (artist's daughter) Robert Cottingham, photorealist painter Renee Cox, artist Gregory Crewdson, photographer Merce Cunningham, choreographer, dancer Willem Dafoe, actor Carroll Dunham Charles Durning, actor Robert Elson (artist's wife's junior high school friend) Inka Essenhigh, painter Bob Feldman Linda Rosenkrantz Finch Eric Fischl, painter, sculptor, printmaker Janet Fish, painter Renée Fleming, opera singer Kent Floeter Ellen Gallagher, artist Philip Glass, composer Arne Glimcher, art dealer, film producer Al Gore, politician April Gornik, painter Nancy Graves, sculptor, painter Kathy Halbreich, curator Lyle Ashton Harris, artist Keith Hollingworth Bob Holman, poet Robert Israel Frank James Jasper Johns Ray Johnson Bill T. Jones Alex Katz Klaus Kertress Fanny Leifer Roy Lichtenstein Agnes Martin Kate Moss Elizabeth Murray Jud Nelson Elizabeth Peyton Judy Pfaff Brad Pitt Christopher Plummer Robert Rauschenberg Dorothea Rockburne Nat Rose Stanley Rosen John Roy Lucas Samaras, artist, Lucas I, 1986–1987 Richard Serra Andres Serrano Joel Shapiro Cindy Sherman James Siena Carly Simon Paul Simon, musician, see Stranger to Stranger album cover Lorna Simpson Kiki Smith James Turrell William Wegman Robert Wilson Terry Winters Lisa Yuskavage Joe Zucker Kara Walker, artist
References
Tapestry portraits by Chuck Close
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