5 pm Wednesday September 8th on Zoom
Discovery of a Masterpiece with Mallory Mortillaro
While cataloging artwork housed inside of the Hartley Dodge Memorial, art history student Mallory Mortillaro zeroed-in on the Napoleon bust which had been sitting in a committee room for decades. Mortillaro stood on a chair, peeped around to the side of the bust that was facing the wall, and spotted an “A”—the first letter, she believed, of Rodin’s signature. After a year of research the piece was authenticated as a masterpiece by Auguste Rodin, lost to the art world since the 1930’s. 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.
Mallory Mortillaro serves as the Curator of Collections for the Hartley Dodge Foundation. She holds a BA and MAT from Drew University. She balances her work as an Art Historian with teaching 7th grade English.
Email tthorpe@clamsnet.org to sign up and get the Zoom invite. Free. Sponsored by the Chilmark, Vineyard Haven, West Tisbury, and Edgartown libraries.
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