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"tombstone": "Paul III, 1996. Chuck Close (American, 1940\u20132021). Oil on canvas; framed: 259.6 x 213.5 x 7.5 cm (102 3/16 x 84 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1997.59. \u00a9 Chuck Close, courtesy The Pace Gallery",
"current_location": "001A ArtLens Exhibition",
"title": "Paul III",
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"department": "Contemporary Art",
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"measurements": "Framed: 259.6 x 213.5 x 7.5 cm (102 3/16 x 84 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.)",
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"copyright": "\u00a9 Chuck Close, courtesy The Pace Gallery",
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"inscription": "Written on verso: \"Paul / \u00a9 1996 / C.Close\"",
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"id": 176597,
"title": "Chuck Close Retrospective",
"description": "Chuck Close Retrospective. Museum of Modern Art, NY (February 25-May 26, 1998); Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (June 1-September 6, 1998); Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (October 15, 1998-January 9, 1999); Seattle Art Museum (February 1-May 1, 1999).",
"opening_date": "1998-02-25T00:00:00"
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"id": 181802,
"title": "The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art",
"description": "The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA), Cleveland, OH (June 9-August 20, 2006).",
"opening_date": "2006-06-09T00:00:00"
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"id": 228063,
"title": "Familiar Faces: Chuck Close in Ohio Collections",
"description": "Familiar Faces: Chuck Close in Ohio Collections. Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH (organizer) (September 5, 2009-January 3, 2010).",
"opening_date": "2009-09-05T00:00:00"
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{
"id": 441481,
"title": "Gallery One 2012",
"description": "Gallery One 2012. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2012-March 5, 2017).",
"opening_date": "2012-12-12T05:00:00"
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"id": 705279,
"title": "ArtLens Reimagined: The Intersection of Art, Technology, and Innovation",
"description": "ArtLens Reimagined: The Intersection of Art, Technology, and Innovation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 23, 2026-September 1, 2031).",
"opening_date": "2026-07-23T04:00:00"
}
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"description": "NY, Museum of Modern Art; Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art; DC, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden; Seattle Art Museum \"Chuck Close Retrospective\" (2/25/98 - 5/9/99) p. 197.",
"opening_date": "1998-02-25T00:00:00"
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"description": "MOCA Cleveland (6/9/2006 - 8/20/2006): \"The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art\", no. 141, p. 124, color repr. p. 93.",
"opening_date": "2006-06-09T00:00:00"
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"description": "Akron Art Museum (9/5/2009 - 1/3/2010): \"Familiar Faces: Chuck Close in Ohio Collections\"",
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"did_you_know": "In 2005, composer Phillip Glass was commissioned by concert pianist Bruce Levingston to write a 15-minute musical portrait of Close.",
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"artlens_description": "INTERACTIVE
See yourself in the Art Mirror
Watch your image transform into a dynamic mosaic of artwork from the museum\u2019s collection!",
"description": "Get close to this painting (but not too close! Help keep the art safe!). What do you see? Does it look different when you step back?
To make this painting of his friend Paul, Chuck Close began with a photograph. He placed a grid over the photo and transferred an enlarged version of that grid onto a canvas, using it to guide his work. He then filled in each square individually. Here, the grid forms a pattern of diamond shapes filled with vibrant circles, loops, and dots. Up close, the colors and shapes can feel like a kaleidoscope, always shifting as you move. From farther away, Paul\u2019s facial features become clearer.",
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"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60477485"
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"citation": "Cleveland Museum of Art, \u201cMuseum Acquires Major Chuck Close Painting, 19th-century Fire Screen, Rare Prints & Drawings,\u201d June 9, 1997, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.",
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"url": "https://archive.org/details/cmapr4136"
},
{
"citation": "Glaubinger, Jane, \"Chuck Close\", Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine. Vol. 38 no. 01, January 1998",
"page_number": "Mentioned & reproduced: p. 8",
"url": "https://archive.org/details/CMAMM1998-01/page/n7"
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"creditline": "Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund",
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"gallery_donor_text": "Maltz Family Foundation ArtLens Gallery",
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"updated_at": "2026-08-11 16:46:58.586000"
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