Borough Of Fort Lee: FLPL's The Discovery Of A Masterpiece

Fort Lee NJ

13 July, 2021

11:23 AM

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Press release from the Borough of Fort Lee: July 12, 2021 Join the Fort Lee Public Library on Thursday, July 15 at 2pm for "The Discovery of a Masterpiece" with Mallory Mortillaro, curator of Collections for the Hartley Dodge Foundation in Madison, NJ. While she was cataloging the artwork housed inside of the Hartley Dodge Memorial she uncovered a masterpiece that had been lost to the art world since the 1930's. After a year of research the piece was authenticated as an official work by Auguste Rodin. Mallory will share the story of how a simple art cataloging project evolved into a search for a mysterious piece's provenance, and became one of the biggest art finds in recent history. This story has been covered by the New York Times, Smithsonian Magazine, Architectural Digest, and NJ.com. Please register at https://fortleelibrary.org/events/. Register here! This press release was produced by the Borough of Fort Lee. The views expressed here are the author's own.