. New York of to-day . the librarian thetreasures of the library are freely placed at thedisposal of readers. It is doubtful if such a similarcollection of Spanish memorabilia is extant in anyother country of the world. The existence of the society has been known tothe people of New York in a perfunctory way sinceits opening in 1904. Its building was admired, butconsidered too far out of the run of things to war-rant a special visit. One morning, however, t>city buzzed with excitement concerning the advenof a hitherto unheard-of artist—Sorolla—whoseworks were being exhibited at the Hispanic
. New York of to-day . the librarian thetreasures of the library are freely placed at thedisposal of readers. It is doubtful if such a similarcollection of Spanish memorabilia is extant in anyother country of the world. The existence of the society has been known tothe people of New York in a perfunctory way sinceits opening in 1904. Its building was admired, butconsidered too far out of the run of things to war-rant a special visit. One morning, however, t>city buzzed with excitement concerning the advenof a hitherto unheard-of artist—Sorolla—whoseworks were being exhibited at the Hispanic. Thelaud of Velasquez, of Fortuny, of Hurillo, of Goyahad once more seized the sceptre of vanished powernnd like a meteor the splendor of Sorollas workflashed across the New World. New York hastened to pay homage to the geniuswho had in a moment revived the ancient gloriesdI and Castile, Long liruj formed theirtortuous lengths in and around the building, andmore people viewed Sorollas pictures in a shorter. Enwood Tulip TiLargest Mi tin Manhattan Island. NEW YORK OF TO-DAY S3» tiino than was ever before recorded. The impor-tance of this exhibition did much to focus publicattention upon the art treasures possessed by thesociety, and for the time being overshadowed itsother attractions. Its pictures are undoubtedly en-titled to the high praise bestowed upon them, asthey are of exceptional important*. There are threesplendid examples of Velasquezs work. There arepaintings by El Grceo, Goya, Ribera, Zurzaran, For-tuny, Madrazo, Sorolla, Zuloaga and many other dis-tinguished Spanish artists. The Duke of Albas isOnly one among Other famous portraits in the so-cietys collodion, of which King Alphongo by Sorollais another. The Queen of Spain is represented. Thecollection is fully entitled to be called representa-tive in the best sense of the word. A bronze bust of Collis P. Huntington, father ofthe founder and to whom the building is a memo-rial, is of special interest. I
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