Chuck Close

Chuck Close
Close in 2009
Born	Charles Thomas Close (1940-07-05)July 5, 1940 Monroe, Washington, U.S.
Died	August 19, 2021(2021-08-19) (aged 81) Oceanside, New York, U.S.
Education	University of Washington (BA, 1962) Yale University (MFA)
Known for	Photorealistic painter, photographer

Charles Thomas Close (July 5, 1940 – August 19, 2021) was an American painter, visual artist, and photographer who made massive-scale photorealist and abstract portraits of himself and others. Close also created photo portraits using a very large format camera. He adapted his painting style and working methods in 1988, after being paralyzed by an occlusion of the anterior spinal artery.