Chuck Close: Face Book

by Ascha Drake and Chuck Close

Book Overview

This fascinating, interactive autobiography presents Chuck Close's story, his art, and a discussion of the many processes he uses in the studio. The question-and-answer format is based on real kids' inquiries about Close's life and work, and his answers to them. Close, who is wheelchair-bound and paints with a brush strapped to his arm, discusses the severe dyslexia and face blindness he has struggled with since childhood, as well as a collapsed spinal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419701630
• ISBN13: 9781419701634
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.1" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7