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titleOral history interview with Chuck Close, 1987 May 14-Sept. 30.
repositoryArchives of American Art
descriptionAn interview of Chuck Close conducted 1987 May 14-Sept. 30, by Judd Tully, for the Archives of American Art.

Close speaks of his childhood; his art education in the Pacific Northwest and at Yale; the art scene in SoHo in the 1960s; his work methods; his work in portraiture.

He recalls Al Held, Richard Serra, Klaus Kertess, Arnold Glimcher, and his affiliations with the Bykert Gallery and the Pace Gallery.

Biographical/Historical Note:
Chuck Close (1940- ) is a painter from New York, N.Y.

extent5 sound cassettes; Transcript: 212 p.
formatsSound Recording Online Sound Clip Transcript Online Transcript Interview
accessTranscript and sound clip available in the repository (Archives of American Art) and on the repository's website.
record linkhttps://www.aaa.si.edu/download_pdf_transcript/ajax?record_id=edanmdm-AAADCD_oh_212371
record sourcehttps://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-chuck-close-13141
acquisition informationThese interviews are part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others. Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
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