Jennifer L. Streb
Assistant Professor, Art History
Curator, Juniata College Museum of Art
Office: 404 Good Hall
Email: streb@juniata.edu
Phone: 814-641-3657

Minna Citron, Self-Expression, 1934. Oil on gesso panel, 26 x
16 ½ inches.
Collection of the Wolfsonian-Florida International University, Miami Beach,
Florida.
Courses:
- Survey of Western Art
- Medieval Art and Architecture
- Ancient Art and Architecture
- Nineteenth Century European
Art
- Modern Architecture
- Museum Practicum I and II
- Museum Studies
- Independent Study and Internship Supervisor
Education:
- Ph.D. Art History, The
Pennsylvania State University (Dissertation:
“Minna Citron: A Feminist Critique of an Artist’s Satirical Realism in the 1930s”)
- M.A. Art History, The Pennsylvania
State University (Master’s
Thesis: “Henry Koerner and the Second World War: An Artistic Response to the
Holocaust”)
- B.A. Business
Administration and Liberal Arts, Juniata College
Teaching Experience:
- Juniata College, Huntingdon,
PA
- Penn State Altoona College,
Altoona, PA
- Pennsylvania State University
World Campus, University Park, PA
- Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, PA
- St. Francis University,
Department of Continuing Education, Loretto, PA
Curatorial Experience:
Juniata College
Museum of Art
- Collaborated with museum director and practicum students to reinstall "Selections from the Permanent Collection," Rabinowitz Gallery, April 2009.
- "Student Exhibition," Shoemaker Gallery, March 19 - April 25, 2009.
- "WPA Graphic Works: From the Amity Art Foundation Collection," Shoemaker Gallery, September 18 - November 1, 2008.
- "The Color Prints of George Baxter," Shoemaker Gallery, April 17 - September 6, 2008.
- "Student Exhibition," Shoemaker Gallery, March 13 - April 5, 2008.
- Supervised student curator,
Jillian Seraphin, "A Century of Change: One Hundred Years at Carnegie
Hall," Shoemaker Gallery, April 19 - September 8, 2007.
- "Student Exhibition,"
Shoemaker Gallery, March 15 - April 7, 2007.
Penn State Altoona
College
- Co-curated with Eleanor
Feeley, "The Fabric of Race: Lynching in America", an exhibition
by Renee Billingslea, McLanahan Gallery, January 12 - February 18, 2006.
- Co-curated with Christiane
Citron and Eleanor Feeley, “Minna Citron: From Social Realism to Abstract
Expressionism”, Sheetz and McLanahan Galleries, February 10 – March 19, 2005.
- "M. Everett: My
Place, My Stuff, Recent Work", McLanahan Gallery, July 16 - August 17,
2001.
- "Harriet Hacker:
Delectations", Sheetz Gallery, July 16 - August 17, 2001.
- "Ann Tarantino:
Matrices", McLanahan Gallery, June 4 - July 6, 2001.
- "Jitesh Malik:
Spillage", Sheetz Gallery, June 4 - July 6, 2001.
- "Selections from
Art Classes: End of the Year Student Exhibition", Sheetz and McLanahan
Galleries, April 2 - April 30, 2001.
- "Sacred Sciences
Series by Nancy Hart", Sheetz Gallery, February 5 - March 15, 2001.
- “Rumination: Contemporary
Still Life in Pastel by David Edward Harmon”, McLanahan Gallery, February
5 – March 15, 2001.
- "Steven Sherrill:
Works, A Show of Paintings and Poems", Sheetz and McLanahan Galleries,
January 8 - January 30, 2001.
Palmer Museum of
Art, Pennsylvania State University
- Co-curated
with Joyce H. Robinson, “From Nature to the City: American Modern Works on Paper”,
September 19, 2000 – February 18, 2001.
Publications and Awards:
- "Minna Citron's 'Feminanities': An Artist's Commentary on Beauty." (in progress)
- 2009 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship (March 2009)
- “Minna Citron.” Catalogue
Essay for “Minna Citron: From Social Realism to Abstract Expressionism,” Altoona,
PA: Sheetz and McLanahan Galleries, 2005.
- “Henry Koerner, Oh, Fearful
Wonder of Man.” In Artists of the Commonwealth: Realism in Pennsylvania Painting,
1950-2000. Loretto, PA: Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, 2001.
Scholarly Papers, Conferences,
and Gallery Talks:
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"Selections from the Permanent Collection and the Student Exhibition," (April 17, 2009). Gallery Talk, in collaboration with museum studies students. Juniata College Museum of Art, Huntingdon, PA.
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Attended American Associaton of Museums Conference (April 30-May 3, 2009). Philadelphia, PA.
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"Minna Citron's Social Conscience: Images of Newspapers in the 'Feminanities' Series" (April 10, 2009). Paper presented at the American Culture Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.
- Reviewed abstracts for the Designs on e-Learning Conference (May 2008). The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
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"Minna Citron's Feminanities" (March 21, 2008). Paper presented at the American Culture Association Conference. San Francisco, CA.
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"The Hudson River School" (November 11, 2007). Gallery Talk. Juniata College Museum of Art, Huntingdon, PA.
- "Jacob Lawrence: Three Series of Prints" (October 26, 2007). Gallery Talk. Juniata College Museum of Art, Huntingdon, PA.
- Attended American Association of Museums Conference (May 12-17, 2007). Chicago, IL.
- “The Social Realism and
Abstraction of American Artist Minna Citron” (March 16, 2005). Gallery Talk.
Sheetz and McLanahan Galleries, Penn State Altoona College, Altoona,
PA.
- “Grist to the Mill: Minna
Citron’s Social Realism in the early 1930s” (March 7, 2005). Invited talk.
Musselman Library and the Visual Arts Department, Gettysburg College,
Gettysburg, PA.
- “Minna Citron: Her Early
Career and the Trials of being a Woman Artist” (October 21, 2003). Invited talk
for Women in Art Class. Juniata College, Huntingdon PA.
- “Minna Citron: An
Overview of her Career in the 1930s” (September 15, 2003). Invited talk for arts
faculty and students at Penn State Altoona College, Altoona, PA.
- “Impressionism: The
French Influence on America” (May 23, 2001). Invited talk in conjunction with
exhibition on American Impressionism. Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art,
Altoona, PA.
- “First Generation Feminism and the Reclamation of History:
Bishop, O’Keeffe and Krasner” (April 20, 2001). Paper presented by invitation
for the "Celebration of Juniata Women" Conference. Juniata College, Huntingdon,
PA.
- “Andy Warhol: Cultural
Critic or Arbiter of Taste?” (October 19, 2000). Guest lecture for the
Integrative Arts course at Penn State Altoona College.
- “Andy Warhol: A Mirror of
His Age” (January 26, 1999). Guest lecture for Schreyer Honors College,
Pennsylvania State University.
- “Rukus Comes to Penn State: The Art of
Red Grooms” (September 18, 1998; October 17, 1998; November 14, 1998; December
4, 1998). Gallery Talks at the Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State
University.
- “The Hudson River School
Landscape” (February 6, 1998; February 22, 1998; March 20, 1998). Gallery Talks
at the Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University.
- “Highlights of the Palmer Museum” (September 13, 1996; October 11, 1996; November
2, 1996; December 6, 1996). Gallery Talks at the Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania
State University.
Memberships:
- American Culture Association (2008 to Present)
- American Assocication
of Museums (2006 to Present)
- College Art Association
(1996 to Present)