Old in Art School

Description:

Following her retirement from Princeton University, celebrated historian Dr. Nell Irvin Painter surprised everyone in her life by returning to school--in her sixties--to earn a BFA and MFA in painting. In Old in Art School, she travels from her beloved Newark to the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design; finds meaning in the artists she loves, even as she comes to understand how they may be undervalued; and struggles with the unstable balance between the pursuit of art and the inevitable, sometimes painful demands of a life fully lived. How are women and artists seen and judged by their age, looks, and race? What does it mean when someone says, "You will never be an artist"? Who defines what "An Artist" is and all that goes with such an identity?--from publisher's description.

subjects: Older artists,  Artists,  Biography,  African American women artists,  Adult college students,  Artists, biography,  Artists, united states,  College students,  African american artists,  African american women,  African americans, biography,  BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY,  Artists, Architects, Photographers,  ART,  Performance,  Reference,  ART / American / African American

People: Nell Irvin Painter,  Nell Painter

Places: United States