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Portraits, Self-portraits, Biography, Artists, Artists, united states, United states, biography, Bildnismalerei, Biographies, Artistes, Autoportraits, SelbstbildnisPeople
Chuck Close (1940-)Places
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Close reading: Chuck Close and the art of the self-portrait
2005, Harry N. Abrams
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0810959208 9780810959200
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Close reading: Chuck Close and the art of the self-portrait
2005, Harry N. Abrams
in English
0810959208 9780810959200
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Close reading: Chuck Close and the artist portrait
2005, Harry N. Abrams
in English
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Introduction
Portrait of the portraitist
The day of infamy
Beginnings
Soho immersion
The chosen ones
Close's models
Photographs into paintings
Back to the studio
The power grid
The magic mark-marker
Looking into himself: the self-portraits
Revelations
The first big one: the 1968 big self-portrait
The hairy revolutionary: the descendents of a 1975 photograph
Mid-70s meditations
Dotted faces: 1986 and 1987
Post-hospital mirrorings and phantoms: 1991-1995
Color close-ups: 1996 and 1997
A Jovian close: 2000-2001
Back to raw basics: black-and-white masks
Behind his faces
Memory games
Close's artist models
Artists painting artists
Richard Artschwager
Francesco Clemente
Lyle Ashton Harris
Jasper Johns
Alex Katz
Robert Rauschenberg
Lucas Samaras
Cindy Sherman
Kiki Smith
William Wegman
Coda. borah Aaronson; phone: 212-229-7175; fax: 212-229-0312; email: daaronson@abramsbooks.com; bc: plowry@abramsbooks.com
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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