The Low Down's Acacia O'Connor '18JRN brings you the story of Denise Murrell '04, '10, '14GSAS, curator of the groundbreaking Posing Modernity: The Black Model from Manet and Matisse to Today, at the Wallach Art Gallery on Columbia's new Manhattanville campus, who discusses the story behind the hugely popular exhibit.
Photo: "Young Woman with Peonies" (1870); Frédéric Bazille; Columbia University/NGA