1. Chuck Close Chuck Close  Living artist  Photo-realism  Portraits Self Portrait 1997, Oil on canvas

2. Photo-Realism Hotel Empire, Richard Estes

3. Chuck Close and Photo-Realism  Large scale portraits  Family and friends  Uses Graphs to enlarge Photographs  Six figure paintings Frank. 1969 Oil on canvas 108 x 84”

4. Early Works Phil.1969 Acrylic on canvas, 108 x 84"

5. Phil Watercolor. 1977, Watercolor on paper 58 x 40"

6. Big Self-Portrait. 1967-68. Acrylic on canvas. 107 1/2 x 83 1/2"

7. Linda. 1975-76. Acrylic and pencil on canvas. 108 x 84"

8. Fanny / Finger-painting (detail at left). 1985. Oil-based ink on canvas. 102 x 84"

9. Jud / Collage. 1982.Pulp paper collage on canvas. 96 x 72"

10. Leslie/Watercolor 1.1986. Watercolor on paper 30.25 x 22.25”

11. An Obstacle  1988 health problems  Hospitalization  Paralysis

12. Overcoming All  New studio  New techniques  New style

13. “ I had to recover enough to paint. There is nothing else I can do. There is nothing else I want to do” Chuck Close

14. The Studio

15. Alex II. 1989. Oil on canvas. 36 x 30"

16. Roy II, 1994.Oil on canvas, 102 x 84”

17. Kiki, 1968. Acrylic on canvas. 107 1/2 x 83 ½”

18. Elizabeth, 1989. Oil on canvas, 72 x 60” “There’s a real joy in putting these little marks together. They may look like hotdogs, but with them I build a painting.” Chuck Close

19. Judy, 1989-90. Oil on canvas. 72 x 60”

20. Chuck Close Self-portrait. 1996. Oil on canvas