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Chuck Close (1940-) Began as a photo-realistic painter, then worked toward abstraction Suffered from a collapsed spinal artery in 1988, leaving him paralyzed in a wheelchair. Chuck Close, Big Self-Portrait , 1967-1968 acrylic on canvas. 107 ½” x 83 ½” . Chuck Close, Leslie, 1986.
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Chuck Close(1940-) Began as a photo-realistic painter, then worked toward abstraction Suffered from a collapsed spinal artery in 1988, leaving him paralyzed in a wheelchair
Chuck Close,Big Self-Portrait,1967-1968acrylic on canvas. 107 ½” x 83 ½”
Chuck Close,Leslie, 1986. Watercolor.
Chuck Close,Fanny, 1985. Fingerpainting.
Chuck Close,Lucas, 1986-87. Oil Paint.
Chuck Close,Emma, 1986-87. 113-color Japanese-style woodcut!
Chuck Close,Self-Portrait, 1991. Oil Paint.
Chuck Close,Roy, 1994. Oil Paint.
Chuck Close,Lyle, 2003. Silkscreen.
Faith Ringgold(1930-) Born in Harlem in 1930 Her mother, a Fashion Designer, taught her how to sew Stories on quilts related to African-American heritage (Great-great-great-grandmother was a slave) She is still a professor of Art at the University of California in San Diego