Robert Stern, the renowned architect and Dean
of the Yale
School of Architecture, acquired the present work in 1968 and has long admired it, not only for its formal and
aesthetic qualities but also for the revolutionary nature
of Judd's practice, «From the minute I saw the work, I knew
of its importance.
«She has that rare mix
of qualities required
of a curator charged with operating in the new international art scene: intellectual seriousness,
aesthetic open - mindedness combined with a discerning critical mind, and singular skill at working with artists,» said Robert Storr, Dean
of the Yale
School of Art, who worked closely with Manchanda on two exhibitions
of Gerhard Richter at the Museum
of Modern Art.