Known for his large scale paintings and photographs, renowned artist Chuck Close interviews 27 artists whose portraits he has painted over the years. This volume brings together the voices of three generations of American artists, including conversations between Close and artists Nancy Graves, Richard Serra, Philip Glass, Joe Zucker, Robert Israel, Leslie Close, Klaus Kertess, Mark Greenwold, Georgia Close, Arne Glimcher, Lucas Samaras, Alex Katz, Cindy Sherman, Elizabeth Murray, Judy Pfaff, Eric Fischl, April Gornik, William Wegman, Janet Fish, John Chamberlain, Richard Artschwager, Joel Shapiro, Kiki Smith, Roy Lichtenstein, Dorothea Rockburne, Lorna Simpson, Paul Cadmus.