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Griot African-American Book Discussion

Old in Art School by Nell Painter

2021-04-20 18:30:00 2021-04-20 19:30:00 America/Chicago Griot African-American Book Discussion The Griot Book Discussion features books by African-American authors. Meets virtually via Zoom on the third Tuesday of the month. April's selection: Old in Art School by Nell Painter. Zoom -

Tuesday, April 20
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2021-04-20 18:30:00 2021-04-20 19:30:00 America/Chicago Griot African-American Book Discussion The Griot Book Discussion features books by African-American authors. Meets virtually via Zoom on the third Tuesday of the month. April's selection: Old in Art School by Nell Painter. Zoom -

The Griot Book Discussion features books by African-American authors. Meets virtually via Zoom on the third Tuesday of the month. April's selection: Old in Art School by Nell Painter.

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.

Book 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, and how are these ideas tied to our shared conceptions of beauty, value, and difference?

Bringing 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 An American Marriage).

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Reading and Literacy | General Interest |

TAGS: | Book Club |

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This branch shares the Eola Community Center buiding with the Fox Valley Park District. It offers a quiet reading room with a fireplace, study rooms and a family computer lab. The Eola Road Branch has public meeting rooms that may be used for community programs. 

 

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