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. 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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