Presented by Print Council of America.

What is an American and how has the American experience been defined since the nation’s founding? Coinciding with the U.S. Semiquincentennial, the National Gallery of Art and Princeton University Art Museum are planning exhibitions of works on paper that engage these questions. The National Gallery’s Dear America: Artists Explore the American Experience gathers 100+ works that examine American identity through depictions of landscape, people, and concepts of freedom. The Princeton University Art Museum’s exhibition will gather works that address the question of “What is an American?” posed by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s eponymous print of 2003. The exhibitions and discussion will highlight the plurality of the American experience.

Angélica Becerra, Bradford and Christine Mishler Associate Curator of American Art, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Jun P. Nakamura, Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings, Princeton University Art Museum