David A. Ross is an art museum curator. His relationship with Epstein has been traced back as far as 1990s, when Ross was a director at the Whitney Museum of Art. When Epstein was released from jail in 2009, Ross sent him an email celebrating his release from an "undeserved punishment foisted upon you by jealous creeps". A few months later, Epstein offered to fund an exhibition titled Statutory, which he described as "girls and boys ages 14 - 25.. where they look nothing like their true ages. Juvenile mug shots., photo shop, make up. some people go to prison because they can't tell true age. controversial . fun". Ross responded: "You are incredible!" In 2015, Ross emailed Epstein saying he was "still proud" to call him a friend despite the ongoing revelations. After the release of the files, Ross stated that befriending wealthy patrons like Epstein was part of his job. Ross left his chair at the School of Visual Arts.
David A. Ross resigned from his position as chair of the MFA Art Practice program at New York's School of Visual Arts following the release of Epstein files in January 2026. The resignation was effective immediately. News articles corroborate all major claims in the Wikipedia entry: his relationship with Epstein dating to the mid-1990s at the Whitney Museum, his celebratory email upon Epstein's 2009 release, his enthusiastic response to the 'Statutory' exhibition proposal, his 2015 email expressing continued friendship, and his explanation that befriending wealthy patrons was part of his curatorial work. No legal charges, convictions, or lawsuits against Ross are documented in the search results.
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