chuck close By charlifu Jan 10, 1939 World War 2 starts Jan 10, 1940 Great Depression ends Jul 5, 1940 Birth Jan 6, 1944 Chuck sees an exhibit of modern art wich helps inspire him Jan 10, 1945 World War 2 ends Jan 10, 1950 Korean War starts Jan 1, 1951 Father died couldnt finde exact month when his father dies but it was when he was 11 Jan 10, 1955 Vietnam War starts Jan 10, 1955 Korean War ends Jan 6, 1962 Recieved a Bachelor in Arts at the University Washington Jan 6, 1964 Attended Yale where he received an M.F.A Jan 6, 1964 He won a Fulbright scholarship to study in Vienna May 5, 1970 Close's first on man show in the New York Musuem Of Modern Art Jan 10, 1974 Vietnam War ends Jan 6, 1976 Close works with Kathan Brown of Crown Point Press in Oakland Oct 9, 1977 Chuck works for several months in his studio creating the plate for Self-Portrait, Jan 6, 1978 Begins fingerprint drawings by inking his finger and making impressions on the gridded surface of the paper Jan 6, 1983 Begins fingerprinting in color Jan 6, 1986 Close creates his first Japanese-style woodblock print Jan 6, 1988 A spinel bloodclot left chuck almost completely paralysed Jan 6, 1991 Recieves Academy-Institute Award in Art from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Jan 6, 1997 Receives 1997 RISD Honorary Doctorate form the Rhode Island School of Design Jan 6, 1998 Museum of Modern Art in New York City mounted a major retrospective of Close's portraits Jan 10, 2011 Great Depression start 1930