Jennifer C. Krieger has gained recognition as a successful dealer and scholar in the field of American art. She graduated with honors from Vassar College with a focus in American Art History, as well as degrees in Economics and French. In 2005, she founded Hawthorne Fine Art, LLC, a Manhattan based American Art gallery focused on 19th and early 20th century artists. In addition to assisting in the formation of, and creating research for, numerous American painting collections, she has also written scholarly articles in various art periodicals. Chosen for her research on 19th century women artists, Jennifer served as the co-curator of the 2010 exhibition, Remember the Ladies: Women of the Hudson River School at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site, the first ever exhibition solely dedicated to the work of women artists of Hudson River School artists. She is a member of the Thursday Club women’s charity organization, a member of the Women’s History Institute of Historic Hudson Valley and a trustee of The Olana Partnership.
Albany Institute of History and Art (125 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12210)
Lecture: Julia McEntee Dillon, Exhibitor at the Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition, Women’s Pavilion, 1893
Free with museum admission
Organized in conjunction with the exhibition A Life in Bloom: The Floral Paintings of Julia McEntee Dillon, on view through July 26, 2026
In this lecture Jennifer C. Krieger will explore Julia McEntee Dillon’s contribution to the Women’s Pavilion of the World’s Columbian Exposition. The lecture will provide a biographical sketch of the artist and her career leading up to her involvement in the Chicago World’s Fair. Her submission, Morning Glories, which won a prize at the Fair will be discussed within the context of other notable works by her. I will also discuss the building of the women’s pavilion, its historic backdrop and other exhibitors.
Image: Julia McEntee Dillon (1834–1919), Morning Glories, oil on canvas, c. 1900. The Old Dutch Church of Kingston, New York.
