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Al Gore, born 1948
Al Gore served as vice president of the United States for two terms under President Bill Clinton. He ran for president in 2000 but was defeated by George W. Bush in one of the closest and most hotly contested elections in American history. Gore went on to chair Current TV and now focuses on addressing the climate change crisis. After winning an Academy Award in 2007 for An Inconvenient Truth (2006), Gore was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to combat global warming. His second film, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, was released in 2017.
In 2000, artist Chuck Close made portraits to raise funds for Gore's presidential campaign. Working with Magnolia Editions, he created wall-size Jacquard tapestry portraits based on a Polaroid image that he took on July 23, 2000, in New York City. This tapestry was produced for the Cummings in 2009.
Chuck Close, 2009 |