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Chuck Close Up Close

Publication Information
Author:  Greenberg, Jan & Jordan, Sandra Illustrator:  
Title:  Chuck Close Up Close Date:  1998
Publisher:  DK Publishing, Inc.. City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-7894-2486-X ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    biography and autobiography, photographic essay

HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading

Summary:
This biography of the contemporary artist Chuck Close captures his inventiveness in text and vivid color photographs. An index of illustrations, an essay on portraits, a bibliography, and a list of museums that display the artist's work provide information to extend the book

Teaching Ideas:
An excellent text to pair with this is Self-Portraits in order to explore the question, What are the reasons that artists paint themselves? Students could also research Matisse on the Internet to see how he adapted to painting at the end of his life and how it compares with Close. Students who are especially interested in art will want to try Close's grid method of painting. More information on Close is available on www.moma.org/exhibitions/close/ and www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/c/close.

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bullet Art and Photography > art > artists > Close, Chuck


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