Carolina QuotesThis was a new definition. I think there's room in our culture for interesting people who are black and for interesting people who are female and interesting people who are black and female. There's hardly any room to be interesting if you're old.
Nell Irvin Painter Connected to the Carolinas
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On embarking on a second career as a painter and how age might hinder being perceived as interesting in “This new and ‘old’ artist offers a self-portrait in starting over” in PBS NewsHour (2018 Jul 23)
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- 2018
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“This was a new definition. I think there's room in our cultu…” Nell Irvin Painter. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-B2661F2CB1. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/b2661f2cb1
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