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An early abstract painting by this artist may have been rediscovered by this artist’s lawyer’s dog walker in 2022. (-5[1])This artist collaborated with daguerreotypist Jerry Spagnoli on works such as Untitled Torso. In a poster protesting this artist, the Guerrilla Girls suggest three versions of a museum wall label. This man depicted himself with a cigarette in his mouth in his monochrome Big Self-Portrait. This man used “The Event” to describe a seizure in 1988 that left him (*) paralyzed from the neck down. The 86th Street Station in New York displays mosaic portraits by this artist, including ones of Kara Walker and Lou Reed. A portrait of Bill (10[1])Clinton done by this artist uses his signature style of grid-like divisions. For 10 points, name this painter known for his large, photorealistic portraits. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Chuck Close
<Jeremy Tsai, Visual Fine Arts>
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2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y1100%100%0%63.00
2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y1100%0%100%132.00
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