Chuck Close, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Chuck Close

American artist

Date of Birth: 05-Jul-1940

Place of Birth: Monroe, Washington, United States

Profession: photographer, painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Charles Thomas "Chuck" Close (born July 5, 1940) is an American painter, artist and photographer.
He makes massive-scale photorealist portraits.
Close often paints abstract portraits of himself and others, which hang in collections internationally.
Close also creates photo portraits using a very large format camera.
Even though a catastrophic spinal artery collapse in 1988 left him severely paralyzed, he has continued to paint.