id:			159330
accession number:	1996.15
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1996.15
updated:		2023-12-01 20:06:53.682000

Phil Spitbite, 1995. Chuck Close (American, 1940–2021), Pace Editions. Spitbite and aquatint with softground etching; sheet: 71.6 x 51.2 cm (28 3/16 x 20 3/16 in.); platemark: 47 x 37.9 cm (18 1/2 x 14 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dr. Gerard and Phyllis Seltzer Fund 1996.15 © Chuck Close, courtesy The Pace Gallery

title:				Phil Spitbite
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creation date:			1995
creation date earliest:		1995
creation date latest:		1995
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creditline:			Dr. Gerard and Phyllis Seltzer Fund
copyright:			© Chuck Close, courtesy The Pace Gallery

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	spitbite and aquatint with softground etching
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Etching
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Chuck Close (American, 1940–2021)  - artist

* Pace Editions  - published by

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measurements: Sheet: 71.6 x 51.2 cm (28 3/16 x 20 3/16 in.); Platemark: 47 x 37.9 cm (18 1/2 x 14 15/16 in.)
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edition of the work: 	60 plus 10 artist's proofs, 4 printer's proofs, 1 B.A.T. and 6 publisher's proofs

support materials:

	description:	white wove paper (Dieu donne Handmade)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	lower left, in graphite: 59/60 ; signed, lower right, in graphite: C. Close 1995
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	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Contemporary Prints: Recent Acquisitions
	opening date:   1997-04-19T00:00:00
	<i>Contemporary Prints: Recent Acquisitions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 21, 1997).

	title:		Drawn, Exposed, and Impressed: Recent Works on Paper from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2006-01-20T00:00:00
	<i>Drawn, Exposed, and Impressed: Recent Works on Paper from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. MOCA Cleveland, OH (January 20-May 7, 2006).

	title:		Familiar Faces: Chuck Close in Ohio Collections
	opening date:   2009-09-05T00:00:00
	<i>Familiar Faces: Chuck Close in Ohio Collections</i>. Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH (organizer) (September 5, 2009-January 3, 2010).

	title:		Fresh Prints: The Nineties to Now
	opening date:   2015-03-22T00:00:00
	<i>Fresh Prints: The Nineties to Now</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 22-July 26, 2015).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; 4/19/97 - 7/21/97.  "Contemporary Prints:  Recent Acquisitions."<br>MOCA Cleveland (1/20/2006 - 5/7/2006):  "Drawn, Exposed, and Impressed: Recent Works on Paper from the Cleveland Museum of Art," no catalogue.<br>Akron Art Museum (9/5/2009 - 1/3/2010):  "Familiar Faces: Chuck Close in Ohio Collections"<br>The Cleveland Museum of Art (3/22/2015 - 7/26/2015); "Fresh Prints: The Nineties to Now"

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CITATIONS

	Glaubinger, Jane., "Chuck Close", Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em>. Vol. 38 no. 01, January 1998
	page number: 	Mentioned & reproduced: p. 8-9
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAMM1998-01/page/n7

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