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Explore the stories of several different important & valuable works of art that were discovered in unexpected places with art historian Mallory Mortillaro, who discovered a lost Rodin sculpture in NJ.
Who doesn’t love stories where a priceless painting is found in an attic? Or a where a sculpture sits for decades in a public garden, only for it to be later discovered as an Italian treasure? After finding herself in the middle of her own art history discovery when she uncovered the provenance of a Rodin sculpture sitting in a New Jersey town hall, art historian Mallory Mortillaro learned just how many times this has happened before.
Explore the stories of several different important and valuable works of art that were rediscovered in unexpected places. The program reviews a brief background of each piece, artist, and how the piece came to be lost, and then found.
Mallory Mortillaro is an art historian and educator. She has a decade of teaching experience and has worked on various art research projects for museums and organizations in the New York metropolitan area. Her discoveries in the art world have garnered her national attention. She studied at Drew University. Mallory resides in New Jersey with her husband and daughter.
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