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Alex

A work made of polaroid photograph mounted on aluminum.

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  • A work made of polaroid photograph mounted on aluminum.

Date:

1987

Artist:

Chuck Close
American, 1940-2021

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Chuck Close

Title

Alex

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1987

Medium

Polaroid photograph mounted on aluminum

Dimensions

Image, approx: 69.5 × 54.5 cm (27 3/8 × 21 1/2 in.); Paper/mount, approx: 79 × 54.5 cm (31 1/8 × 21 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

William H. Bartels and Max V. Kohnstamm prize funds; Katharine Kuh and Marguerita S. Ritman estates; gift of Lannan Foundation

Reference Number

1997.226

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