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Chuck Close
Chuck Close
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Description for Chuck Close
Biography and discussion of the art of portraitist Chuck Close. Num Pages: 64 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: YNA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 266 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 600. Face Book. 64 pages, col. Illustrations. Biography and discussion of the art of portraitist Chuck Close. Cateogry: (J) Children / Juvenile. BIC Classification: YNA. Dimension: 266 x 211 x 16. Weight: 600.
This fascinating, interactive autobiography presents Chuck Close’s story, his art, and a discussion of the many processes he uses in the studio. The question-and-answer format is based on real kids’ inquiries about Close’s life and work, and his answers to them. Close, who is wheelchair-bound and paints with a brush strapped to his arm, discusses the severe dyslexia and face blindness he has struggled with since childhood, as well as a collapsed spinal artery that left him nearly paralyzed at the age of 48. An engaging feature of the book is a mix-and-match Chuck Close self-portrait section. This hands-on component ... Read more
This fascinating, interactive autobiography presents Chuck Close’s story, his art, and a discussion of the many processes he uses in the studio. The question-and-answer format is based on real kids’ inquiries about Close’s life and work, and his answers to them. Close, who is wheelchair-bound and paints with a brush strapped to his arm, discusses the severe dyslexia and face blindness he has struggled with since childhood, as well as a collapsed spinal artery that left him nearly paralyzed at the age of 48. An engaging feature of the book is a mix-and-match Chuck Close self-portrait section. This hands-on component ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Abrams United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781419701634
SKU
V9781419701634
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Ref
99-15
About Chuck Close
Amanda Freymann is the principal and Joan Sommers is a designer at the Glue and Paper Workshop. Freymann and Sommers have collaborated on numerous visual books for children. Ascha Drake is a teaching artist, she works with the Guggenheim Museum, NYC, along with other organisations.
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