3. In Prospect, Truitt looks at the far end of her life's arc
and feels the urgent need to reevaluate what she has
done. A major retrospective of her sculpture in a New
York gallery offers a daunting but exhilarating chance
for the work to be considered anew. Meanwhile, a
forced retirement from her teaching position leads her
to examine her own vulnerability. In lambent and
affecting prose, Truitt muses on the mingling of art and
life, celebrates the love of family, and envisions the
possibilities that the future yet holds.