Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait

1987
Artist
Chuck Close, American, 1940-2021
Born: Monroe, WA
Work Locations: New York, NY
Object
photograph
Medium
Diffusion transfer prints
Accession Number
1992.225
Credit Line
Funds From 1992 Alliance For Contemporary Art Auction
Chuck Close (American). Self-Portrait. 1987. Diffusion transfer prints. Funds From 1992 Alliance For Contemporary Art Auction. 1992.225.
Dimensions
height: 34 in, 86.3600 cm; width: 44 in, 111.7600 cm
Department
Photography
Collection
Photography
Known Provenance
Purchased from [Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York, NY] by DAM, June 1992.
Exhibition History
  • "Departures: Photography 1923–1990"—Cantor Art Gallery, College of the Holy Cross, 9/12 – 10/20/1991
  • Denver Art Museum, 1/25/1992 – 3/22/1992
  • Joslyn Art Museum, 4/9/1992 – 5/31/1992
  • Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 7/5/1992 – 8/23/1992
  • Goldie Paley Gallery at Moore College of Art and Design, 9/5/1992 – 10/11/1992
  • Telfair Academy, 01/05/1993 – 2/21/1993 (organized by Independent Curators Incorporated)
  • "Exposure: Photos from the Vault"—Denver Art Museum, 4/30/2010 - 10/31/2010
  • "Photography & Vision: The Influence of Joyce and Ted Strauss"—Denver Art Museum, 6/8/2014 - 1/25/2015

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