Chuck Close
1980
Portrait of the artist Phyllis Galembo

Polaroid print, unique
24 x 20 1/2 in (61 x 52.1 cm)
 
Swann Galleries - New York
Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, Feb 7, 2008, #2135, Lot 159)
 
With Close's signature and date, in ink, on recto; framed.
 
Phyllis Galembo is known for her remarkable portraits of Africans and Caribbeans, which also explore religious beliefs and rituals, including the practice of voodoo.
 
Her works are included in the: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; New York Public Library; Houston Museum of Art; Polaroid Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts; and Rockefeller Foundation, New York.
 
LL/27143