Bart Devolder at work in the art museum's conservation studio

A conservator's work on de Kooning’s ‘Black Friday’ for Princeton reveals new insights and a surprise .

Princeton University Art Museum's chief conservator, Bart Devolder, spent six months analyzing and preparing “Black Friday” for the current de Kooning exhibition, on display through July 27. The work came with surprises — including "the likelihood of an abstract composition with bright colors underneath ‘Black Friday.’” 

Bridge Year students on a hike in Bolivia
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'A life-changing opportunity': Alumni share how Bridge Year transformed their Princeton experience and continues to shape their lives .

Bridge Year allows incoming Princeton first-year students to spend nine months engaged in community-based, service-learning experiences in different international locations. 

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