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Old in Art School: Nell Painter Paints a Refreshing Portrait of What Coming-of-Age Can Look Like
At 76, Nell Painter dresses differently than she did just 10 years ago—but not in the ways one might expect. A prominent historian and professor emeritus at Princeton, Painter dressed as a professor would. When she wore earrings, they were simple, classic diamond studs. She certainly wouldn’t wear cowboy boots, as she showed me one…