Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-23
ART sTuDENrs, ASSOCIATION. Large Audience Secs Living Repfodue- tlcn of Fameus Spanish Paintings

Large Audience Secs Living Repfodue-
 tlon of Famous epanIsh Paintings
 The Art Students association rave Charming entertainment on Monday evening in the Slater hail annex. Their winters study of Spanish art inspired them to represent In living pictures some of the finest of the Spanish
 These were first given before the association last Friday evening. and repeated last evening to a larger au- dtence, who were glad of the uppor- tunity go enJoys them also There were eight of the pictures, each of them carefully copied in detail from Miss Nancy B. Lucas announced each number of the programme nd gave a short introduction to each picture be- fore 1t was shown.
 The first was Las Menvias, and showed two fgures-the Infanta. and a maad--from Velasquez's famous paint Ing. The Maids of Honor. This is now in the Prado in Madrid. veIasduez was one Of the great painters of the world. This was posed by Miss Bar bara Allen and Miss Alice Sayles, and arranged by Miss Rose Trumbull and Mrs. Frank Hempstead. A piano so- To, an Air from Rigoletto, was next R1ven by Henry La Fontair. Miss Lucas gave a review of the years work of the association. The history or spain preceded study of i7th century artists. There were practical ty none before that time. The chief ones studied were Ribera, who was strong and great in co1oring though liking horrible subjects; Zurbaran, naturalistio- but of severe and ascetic type, noted for his masses of shadow Nelasquez, the greatest of them all and a master of technique and por- traiture; Murillo, whose early life was struggle and many of whose paintings were bought by American traders In the market place where he worked at Seville; Goya. who lived in a more decadent time when art was at a low period but who exceIled in portraits. After his time there were no others until the two of today. She then announced the second picture other painting of the Infanta Mar Marion Gallaudet and arranged by Miss Nellie Loring. The original is in the Soure in Paris. Mrs Curtis Bernard. in Spanish costume, sang, In Old Madrid, accompanied by the Girls orchestra of pieces, Henry La Fontaine. pianist.
 The next picture-posed by Miss Mary Lester, and arranged by Mrs. Frederick w. Lester and Miss Mary c. Lucas. It showed Zurbaran's beautiful study of white drapery against a dark back ground, simple and effective. This is m the Asturf- as Palace in Madrid.
 Hungarian Rhapsodfe No. was next given by MT. La Fontaine.
 The next picture was Goya's Dona Isabel Corbo-the greatest of his portraits showing delicacy of touch and character. and was posed by Mrs. Weston c. Pullen and arranged by Miss Nellie A. Loring and Miss Alice W. Cogswel1. This is is the National Gallery in London. 4 Spanish Dance was then given by Miss Annie Taft in costume and using castauels and | tambourine and with Miss Helen B. Royce at the piano.
 Zuloga's picture of a Spanish Girl an ideal, artificial type of beauty | sketched from an actress playing Carmen, was posed by Miss Rose | Kroniz and arranged by Mrs. William B. Birge and Mrs. w Tyler Browne.
 John Walsh in Spanish costume, sang | the National Song.
 Edmund Perkins posed for zurbar- ans picture of The Monk-found ir the National Gallery, London-ano l showing this painters liking for and understanding of Monks and Saints This was also arranged by Mrs | Browne and Mrs. Birge- Music by | the orchestra, Shadow Time, preceded the seventh picture which was Ribe. | "a s SI. -ASneS-Cne IdVOr1Ie saint Ol women of Rome. This is now posed in Dresden. It was posed by Miss Hazel l.. Fletcher, arranged by Mrs Frank Hampstead and Miss Rose l Trumbull.
 Ice cream was served by the re. freshment committee during the Ias | intermission.
 The pictures ended with MuriIlo': Fruit Girl Counting Her Money. This was the only one giving an exterior scene and the sunlight and air ot 1 Sunny Spain. It is now in the Munich Museum. Miss Ruby Vaughn and Miss Elizabeth Sevin posed fol l this. It was arranged by Miss Mary c. Lucas and Mrs. Frederick W. Les.
 ter
 Miss Rose Trumbull had the genera
 charge of all the pictures and Mis-:
 Lucy Greenman and Mrs D. S. Hay. Hand assisted for the evening. Int
 chairmen of the other committees
 were:
 Stage committee: Mrs Robert W Perkins. Refreshment, Miss Mary E
 Richards. Tickets. Miss Louise B
 Meech. Music. Miss Hanah M. Crow
 ell.