Born in Monroe, Washington in 1940, Chuck Close studied art at the University of Washington, Seattle, and Yale University, earning an M.F.A. in 1964. His work can be found in museums and private collections throughout the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, the Art Gallery of Ontario. In 1998-99 he was the subject of a major travelling exhibition, Chuck Close: A Retrospective, originating at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Mr. Close lives and works in New York City. Photo: Ellen Page Wilson / Courtesy PaceWildenstein, New York