Artist
Chuck Close
Vast photorealist portraits, continued from a wheelchair after a spinal collapse.
Charles Thomas Close was an American painter, visual artist, and photographer who made massive-scale photorealist and abstract portraits of himself and others. Close also created photo portraits using a very large format camera. He adapted his painting style and working methods in 1988, after being paralyzed by an occlusion of the anterior spinal artery.
- Born
- 1940-07-05, Monroe, USAA Friday
- Died
- 2021-08-19, Oceanside, USAA Thursday, aged 81
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1940-07-05, Monroe, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
America/Los_AngelesThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 13°36′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 18°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 5°00′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 29°55′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Leo | 1°31′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 10°11′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 12°29′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 24°50′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 23°00′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 1°55′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2021-08-19, Oceanside, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 26°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 20°06′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 13°40′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 4°06′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 13°08′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 27°16′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 8°55′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 14°47′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 22°27′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 24°49′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Chuck Close was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.