Chuck Close is an American artist known for his photorealistic portraits and large-scale works. He attended the University of Washington and Yale, and had his first solo exhibition in 1970. In the late 1980s, Close suffered a spinal injury that left him a quadriplegic, but he continued painting using his teeth and assistants. Close works in various mediums like printmaking, painting, and photography and focuses on portraits of himself, family, friends, and fellow artists.

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3. Chuck Close Keith (L) ( 1972) from the portfolio The Chuck Close mezzotint "Keith". Mezzotint

4. Chuck Close Keith/Mezzotint (1972) Mezzotint

5. Chuck Close Big Self-Portrait (1967-68) acrylic on canvas

7. Chuck Close Self-Portrait , (2002–03) oil on canvas

8. Chuck Close, Self-Portrait Maquette , 1975, black-and-white Polaroid photograph, graphite, masking tape, plastic overlay

9. Chuck Close Self-Portrait, 1987, oil on canvas

10. Chuck Close Self-Portrait/Composite/Nine Parts (1979) 9 internal-dye diffusion transfer prints (Polaroids) mounted on canvas

12. Katsushika Hokusai, Koshu Kajikazawa , ukiyo-e woodblocks (c.1820)

14. CHUCK CLOSE LYLE (2000) etching Chuck Close Roy (1998) Reduction Linocut

16. Chuck Close Self Portrait / Spitbite*/ White on Black (1997) Aquatint * Traditionally, a clean brush was coated with saliva, dipped into nitric acid and brushed onto the ground, hence the term "spitbite." Chuck Close Phil/Fingerprint, State II, (1981) Lithograph

17. Chuck Close Marta/Fingerprint (1986) Direct gravure etching Chuck Close Emily/Fingerprint (1986) Direct gravure etching Rotogravure ( gravure for short) is a type of intaglio printing process, in that it involves engraving the image onto an image carrier. In gravure printing, the image is engraved onto a copper cylinder because, like offset and flexography, it uses a rotary printing press.

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19. Chuck Close Phil (1969) Chuck Close Lorna I (1996)