Chuck Close

Phil
1973

A halftone portrait of a person with curly hair, possibly from a vintage newspaper or a printed document, with the image showing pixelation indicative of high magnification or low resolution. The background features a grid that suggests the image may be under analysis or editing on a digital platform.

A halftone portrait of a person with curly hair, possibly from a vintage newspaper or a printed document, with the image showing pixelation indicative of high magnification or low resolution. The background features a grid that suggests the image may be under analysis or editing on a digital platform.

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Date
1973

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil, and stump and graphite powder on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 22 × 17in. (55.9 × 43.2 cm)

Accession number
74.16

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Lily Auchincloss in honor of John I. H. Baur

Rights and reproductions
© Chuck Close, courtesy Pace Gallery

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