Realism

//**__Chuck Close__** (July 5, 1940 - Present) // **Famous Quote**:“What difference does it make whether you're looking at a photograph or looking at a still life in front of you? You still have to look” **Weird Fact:** Because he was dyslexic, everyone considered him dumb and lazy. He was told to forget about college. He couldn't play sports because he couldn't keep up with his friends. He is an American painter and photographer who became famous as a photorealist, through his ginormous-scale portraits. Chuck Close's father died when he was ten years old. Most of his early works are very large portraits based on photographs of family and friends. Though a horrible spinal artery collapse in 1988 left him severely paralyzed, he has continued to paint and make work which stays wanted by museums and collectors. He currently lives and paints in Bridgehampton, New York. //(Natalie Carney, Taylor Coulter, Kaylie Null) //

__**Norman Rockwell:**__
 * Famous Quote: ** "A face in the picture would bother me, so I'd rub it out with the turpentine and do it over."
 * Fun Facts:** Studied at different art schools inNew York. Then he became a full time illustration at the age of 18. Normans first major success came in the year 1916, when his works was chosen as the cover of the Saturday Evening post. Norman Rockwell was known for creating scenes of everyday American life in a nostalgic and sentimental fashion. Also Norman Rockwell is a realism artist. (Mikey, Caleb, Cody)

James McNeill Whistler He was born in 1884-1903. He was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. “Famous quotes”, You shouldn’t say it is not a good piece of art. You should say you do not like it, and then you know your perfectly safe. He was an American-born, British-based artist after studying at West-point, then her served brief term in the Navy. He was the founder of atonalism. He had his style of art. Whistler arrived in the French capital in 1855, at least a decade ahead of the great wave of his compatriots who would seek art instruction there. He became one of the most influential late 19th-century American painters and etchers. By: Alex Bernth & Caleb Kauffman