Boston Library Employee Placed On Leave In Missing Art Investigation

BOSTON (CBS/AP) — Police and the FBI are investigating the disappearance of two pieces of artwork worth more than half a million dollars from the Boston Public Library, and a top employee has been placed on leave.

It's still not clear whether the works by Rembrandt and Albrecht Durer were stolen or were simply misplaced.

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Police Commissioner William Evans says investigators are looking into whether the disappearance of the pieces was "an inside job" and are looking at several library employees. He did not disclose names.

But library spokeswoman Melina Schuler said Susan Glover was placed on paid administrative leave on April 20. Glover is the keeper of special collections.

Schuler said the library will continue working with police during their investigation of the missing prints.

The missing pieces are a 1634 Rembrandt etching and the 1504 Durer engraving.

The 8-by-11-inch Durer, "Adam and Eve," is valued at about $600,000. The 5-by-6-inch Rembrandt self-portrait is valued between $20,000 and $30,000.

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