{"product_id":"old-in-art-school-a-memoir-of-starting-over-9781640092006","title":"Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Princeton professor-turned-artist recounts her late-in-life career change in this \"feisty and delightfully irreverent memoir\" about art and coming-of-age in your 60s (\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A glorious achievement . . . a cup of courage for everyone who wants to change their lives.\" --Tayari Jones, author of \u003ci\u003eAn American Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing 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 \u003ci\u003eOld in Art School\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow 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, and how are these ideas tied to our shared conceptions of beauty, value, and difference? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBringing to bear incisive insights from two careers, Painter weaves a frank, funny, and often surprising tale of her move from academia to art in this \"glorious achievement--bighearted and critical, insightful and entertaining. This book is a cup of courage for everyone who wants to change their lives\" (Tayari Jones, author of \u003ci\u003eAn American Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNell Irvin Painter\u003c\/b\u003e is the Edwards Professor of American History, Emerita, at Princeton University. Her acclaimed works of history include \u003ci\u003eStanding at Armageddon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSojourner Truth\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe History of White People\u003c\/i\u003e, which have received widespread attention for their insights into how we have historically viewed and translated ideas of gender, value, hierarchy, and race. She holds an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and a BFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts. Her visual artwork has been shown at numerous galleries and in many collections, including the San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, the Brooklyn Historical Society, and Gallery Aferro. She lives in Newark, New Jersey and the Adirondacks.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Counterpoint LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50629531238674,"sku":"9781640092006","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e14aa9a2-6582-4df2-b816-3b24adcb6a11.jpg?v=1732730786","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/old-in-art-school-a-memoir-of-starting-over-9781640092006","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}