imagine… - Season 6 Episode 3 Chuck Close, Close Up
5.5050 minutes
As a child, portrait painter Chuck Close was written off as a failure because his dyslexia remained undiagnosed. Then, in 1988, he was partially paralysed by a stroke. Undaunted by these hardships, he continued to paint and his latest work is on display at London's National Portrait Gallery.
Alan Yentob meets the American artist in New York.