"April" by Chuck Close
ABOUT THE PRINT
Benefit Print Project is pleased to announce the release of an outstanding new edition by Chuck Close in support of the Parrish Art Museum. The edition, titled, "April", is based on a photograph of April Gornik, and was printed by Adamson Editions, Washington, DC.
ABOUT CHUCK CLOSE
Throughout his remarkable career, Chuck Close has experimented with portraiture and the boundaries of painting, printmaking, and photography. As noted in his biography by Pace/MacGill Gallery:
"Close has investigated the working process of art-making on its most fundamental levels and has defied singular categorization; Close’s art has been described as a hybrid of realism, abstraction, and minimalism. Best known for monumental self-portraits and images of colleagues, family, and friends, Close started making photographs in the mid-1960s, which would later become the basis for his paintings....
"Since his first solo show in 1967, Close has had over 100 one-man exhibitions. Close is the recipient of many honors and awards, including a Fulbright grant (1964-65); a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (1973); the International Center of Photography Infinity Award for Art (1990); the Academy Institute Award in Art from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York (1991); the New York State Governor’s Award (1997); the National Medal of Arts (2000); and gold medals from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters (2004), the American Academy in Rome (2004), and the National Arts Club (2005). Close has also received over ten honorary doctorate degrees from colleges and universities in the United States.” [Pace/MacGill Gallery]
ABOUT THE PARRISH ART MUSEUM
Founded in 1897 as the Art Museum of Southampton, the Parrish Art Museum is devoted to the collection, preservation, interpretation, and dissemination of American art with particular focus on the art of the East End of Long Island.
The museum’s collections include 19th, 20th, and 21st century works in all media from American artists, including Thomas Moran, Chuck Close, John Chamberlain, Jennifer Bartlett, Donald Sultan, Elizabeth Peyton, and Alfonso Ossorio. Long Island artists include Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Dan Flavin, Willem de Kooning, and Roy Lichtenstein.