Self Portraits Compared

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This paper compares two original paintings currently housed in the Columbus Museum of Art in Columbus Ohio. The two works are self portraits, each by American artists of the 20th century. The first painting discussed is "Self Portrait" by Chuck Close. The second is "Self Portrait 1986" by Andy Warhol. The paper shows that although the works are very different, they still tend to represent a similar school in art.

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"Another realist artist of the pop area currently exhibited at the Columbus Museum of Art is Andy Warhol. His life and his work are quite different from that of Chuck Close, yet some elements of their social and personal development are the same. Warhol was born in Pennsylvania, the son of immigrant farmers. While Close and Warhol both lost their fathers at relatively young ages, and both showed early talent for art, Warhol went toward a more commercial venue in his early art."

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