Golden Years Old age can be a time of great artistic, intellectual, and humanitarian achievement. Frank Lloyd Wright (left) was 89 when he completed the design for New York’s Guggenheim Museum; Nelson Mandela (middle) was 76 when he became the first Black president of South Africa; and Mother Teresa (right) was 69 when she received the Nobel Peace Prize.
Left: B Schnall/Time & Life Pictures/en Getty Images; Center: Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images, Right: Jean-Claude FRANCOLON