Show utah college is given splendid art collection I 1 wonder it adam and eve drew pictures perhaps they did I 1 do rot not know Ilo wever there is no doubt hen one con colt t to the stone age we know that I 1 there sag as at least a crude attempt to disclose any facts about the art of these early people this is rather to be a at one collection ol 01 the art of today in 1924 bishop olasa went to europe eurove everyone who knew him knew how interested te he was in giving the people all the cultural advantage advantages possible he ile did not forget utah when he was in europe but rather did he lie think of how he could make it more of a center of culture he procured from the available galleries especially in itlay ther originals or very line copies of about fifty a mas ter pieces of and century art with two or three modem paintings the entire col ecklon which the bishop breight back with aith mm included bronzes statuary old tapestries silks and velvets bandl sacks and medallions immediately after its arrival in utah this collection was on exhibit at the hotel utah and thou thousands visited the display while hile the opportunity port unity was afforded them it was declared that it was the finest collection in utah the best primate collection in the intermountain district and comparable with ith eminent public coli sections the largest part of this collection has been housed at st mary mar odthe was atch since october 19 C the paintings ings are chiefly of the italian and sio nish schoola amond the originals ti Is the head of christ ly ty andrca andrea del sarto the faultless painter then there Is the visitation by maria doica daughter of carlo dolci which Is valued at more than and cipolla saint mary magdalen a masterpiece afline of line and color and emotional intensity the copies include works A arks of raphael leonardo de vinci titian filippo lippi and Christof finn aclid L enfant lenfant a dosborne Don Bon borne Is an art painting by bertlene Bertl Bert lere cre in this picture many sha shades des of green have bren been wed used and to great success bertiere also painted the te portrait of the right reverend joseph S 8 glass who ho has made it possible tor for many people to in sec see great art who would not be able to visit famous galleries gall gal arles laries this 1 is a brief report of the art collection at the college of st mary ottic was atch at invitation h perhaps it will serve as an open invitation to lovers of art and to those interested in the finer assets of utah |