Talks

Pop-Up Talk: Jun Nakamura

A lithograph print with hand-painted striding figure in profile wearing traditional Native American attire with a red-white-and-blue stream coming out of their open palm.

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, What is an American?, 2003. Princeton University Art Museum. Promised gift of Dr. Ferris Olin. © Jaune Quick-to-See Smith. Photo: Joseph Hu

Grand Hall
July 10, 2026 2–3 p.m.

Short talks and Q&As on Museum topics  

Curious about what goes on inside these walls? In this monthly series, Museum experts of all stripes share their work. 

This month, Jun Nakamura, assistant curator of prints and drawings, discusses the exhibition “What Is an American?”: Artists Reflect, featuring works on paper that grapple with questions of American identity. After the talk, head upstairs to the Howard Mele Gallery for an informal conversation with the curator. 

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