Charles Thomas Close 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. Wikipedia
Born: July 5, 1940, Monroe, WA
Died: August 19, 2021 (age 81 years), Oceanside, NY
Periods: Contemporary art and Photorealism
Spouse: Leslie Rose (m. ?–2011)
Children: Maggie Sarah and Georgia Molly
Parents: Leslie Durward Close and Mildred Wagner Close
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