Chuck Close

Lyle
1999

A close-up portrait of a man overlaid with a grid, contained within a larger polaroid frame. The top of the frame has handwritten text that appears to be a name in quotes, and the bottom features a signature and the year 1991. The image exhibits signs of wear and age, with some discoloration and markings around the edges.
A close-up portrait of a man overlaid with a grid, contained within a larger polaroid frame. The top of the frame has handwritten text that appears to be a name in quotes, and the bottom features a signature and the year 1991. The image exhibits signs of wear and age, with some discoloration and markings around the edges.

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Date
1999

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Internal dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid), white tape, punctures, and fiber-tipped pen mounted on foamcore

Dimensions
Sheet (sight, irregular): 33 5/8 × 21 15/16in. (85.4 × 55.7 cm) Image (sight): 28 1/2 × 21 1/2in. (72.4 × 54.6 cm) Mount (board, sight, irregular): 37 1/4 × 26 × 1/4in. (94.6 × 66 × 0.6 cm)

Accession number
P.2008.4

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Promised gift of the artist

Rights and reproductions
© Chuck Close, courtesy Pace Gallery

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Chuck Close
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