Nell Painter

Nell Painter (Nell Irvin Painter) is a distinguished American historian, author, and artist. She is Edwards Professor of American History Emerita at Princeton University and the author of landmark works including The History of White People and Sojourner Truth: A Life, A Symbol. Old in Art School is a memoir about Painter's decision, after retiring from Princeton, to pursue a lifelong dream of becoming a visual artist. The book chronicles her experience as an older student at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers and the Rhode Island School of Design, exploring ageism, identity, creativity, and the courage to reinvent oneself. The audiobook and book versions offer listeners and readers an inspiring, honest memoir. Painter's work appeals to anyone who has ever wondered whether it's too late to follow a dream, and to readers who appreciate writing about art, identity, and the refusal to be defined by age.