Chuck Close was born on July 5, 1940, in Monroe Washington. He has a brother, Martin Close. He had a mom and a dad. His hobbies and interests were creating art. His mom brought him to all of the art shows and stuff. His dad died when he was 11, and his mom fell with breast cancer. Close also had a kidney infection and landed him in bed for almost a year. So he had trouble doing art for almost a year.
Chuck took up the