Familiar Faces: Chuck Close in Ohio Collections December 24, 2009

Renowned for reinventing portraiture in the late 1960s, Chuck Close (b. 1940) is one of America's most important contemporary artists. He masterfully employs a multitude of media to create monumental portraits of his family and friends. The Akron Art Museum, an institution with a longtime commitment to Close's art, is organizing an exhibition of the artist's work from collections throughout Ohio.