In 1975 to she became associate director and chief curator at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, but resigned in 1989, prompted by the Corcoran's cancellation of a show of work by photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
In 1975 to she became associate director and chief curator at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, but resigned in 1989. The Los Angeles Times'Allan Parachini speculated that the resignation was prompted by the Corcoran's cancellation of a show of work by photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.