Quote by: Chuck Close

Neurologically, I'm a quadriplegic, so virtually everything about my work has been driven by my learning disabilities, which are quite severe, and my lack of facial recognition, which I'm sure is what drove me to paint portraits in the first place.


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Author Bio


  • NameChuck Close
  • DescriptionAmerican artist
  • BornJuly 5, 1940
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPainter; Photographer
  • AwardsRome Prize; National Medal Of Arts