Monthly book discussion featuring works by African-American authors. Email group facilitator Becky Clark at rclark@aurorapubliclibrary.org for the Zoom link and more information.
\nBook description:
\nFollowing her retirement from Princeton University\, celebrated historian Dr. Nell Irvin Painter surprised everyone in her life by returning to sch ool--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 a s she comes to understand how they may be undervalued\; and struggles with the unstable balance between the pursuit of art and the inevitable\, some times painful demands of a life fully lived.
\nHow are women and art ists seen and judged by their age\, looks\, and race? What does it mean wh en someone says\, &ldquo\;You will never be an artist&rdquo\;? Who defines what an artist is and all that goes with such an identity\, and how are t hese ideas tied to our shared conceptions of beauty\, value\, and differen ce?
\nBringing to bear incisive insights from two careers\, Painter weaves a frank\, funny\, and often surprising tale of her move from academ ia to art in this "glorious achievement--bighearted and critical\, insight ful and entertaining. This book is a cup of courage for everyone who wants to change their lives" (Tayari Jones\, author of An American Marriage ).
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