I suggest you not refer to her by name. -It’s not important and it’s what this is all about. Instead, you could effectively talk about the story by referring to ‘that student at Yale, who….’

At some point the signature became essential to the value of work. It’s a sad commentary that art seems to be more about celebrity than anything inherent. The irony is that this ugliness has been wrought by the beholders.

It’s interesting to note that art’s most incandescent bloom was fostered via the patronage of a single-minded entity with a specific agenda. Art education often starts with the study of the Renaissance and glorifies the struggle against the rules with the apex being found when one breaks all the rules. But it was the rules that framed the struggle and made the art meaningful.