Talks

Pop-Up Talk: PhD Candidate Francesca Butterfield

Color photograph depicting an elderly woman in a bright-patterned dress sitting on a bright, floral-patterned sofa outside.

William Eggleston, Jackson, Mississippi, ca. 1979, printed 1986. Princeton University Art Museum. Gift of the Laurence Miller Gallery. © Eggleston Artistic Trust


 

Grand Hall
October 2, 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 Francesca Butterfield, PhD candidate in the Department of Art & Archaeology and the Museum’s academic-year intern, discusses the collections-based exhibition What Photographs Look Like, exploring photography’s versatility and its myriad forms. 

After the talk, head upstairs to visit the galleries and see the exhibition yourself!