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Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com . Creator Name: Close, Chuck Creator Nationality: North American; American Creator Role: Artist Creator Dates/Places: 1940 Gender: M Creator Birth Place: Monroe, WA 7/5/1940 Creator Name-CRT: Chuck Close Title: Phil Spitbite Title Type: Primary View: Full View Creation Start Date: 1995 Creation End Date: 1995 Creation Date: 1995 Object Type: Prints Materials and Techniques: spitbite and aquatint with softground etching Dimensions: Sheet: 71.6cm x 51.2cm, Platemark: 47cm x 37.9cm Inscriptions: lower left, in graphite: 59/60 ; signed, lower right, in graphite: C. Close 1995 AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA ID Number: 1996.15 Credit Line: Dr. Gerard and Phyllis Seltzer Fund Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html Provenance: purchased from (Pace Prints, New York) Context: Chuck Close is known for his monumental, photographic faces of people close to him, usually family and friends. The subject of this print is composer Philip Glass, a key figure in contemporary classical music. Close first painted Philip Glass in 1969 and since then has produced over ten different images of him, including this one. All of the Phil images---paintings, drawings, and prints made with a wide range of techniques---are based on the same photograph. Close usually begins with a grid pattern, a traditional transfer method, and then uses a labor intensive process to introduce a range of values into the grid. The resulting images usually read more clearly from a distance. In this example, Close created tone by using spitbite, a technique that allowed him to paint an acid mixture directly on the printing plate. The acid ate depressions into the metal, which were filled with ink. The surface of the plate was then wiped clean and printed. The final effect is similar to an ink wash. AMICA ID: CMA_.1996.15 AMICA Library Year: 2000 Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder. Home
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