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Obama 2

2013

Chuck Close

Associated Names

Chuck Close

Artist, American, 1940 - 2021

The image shows the upper part of a man's body - his face and upper torso. He is facing directly towards the camera with a broad smile, showing his teeth. The man has short hair and is dressed in a dark suit with a white dress shirt, a polka-dotted tie, and a lapel pin shaped like the American flag. The background is plain and neutral in color with a vignette effect. The photograph's border is darkened, and there are handwritten notes below the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

Woodburytype
Credit Line

Gift of Chuck Close and Two Palms, NY
Dimensions

image: 25 × 21 cm (9 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
sheet: 35.5 × 27.9 cm (14 × 11 in.)
Accession Number

2015.39.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Chuck Close and Two Palms, NY; gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Two Palms Press, Inc.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower center under image in graphite: MP Chuck Close 2013

Wikidata ID

Q64145867

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