▁a ▁ 1 2 th - century ▁C ister cian ▁ab bey ▁in ▁La ▁Ro que - d ' An th ér on , ▁near ▁A ix - en - Pro v ence . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁ Œ uv res ▁Maj e ures , ▁an ▁exhibition ▁of ▁works ▁on ▁canvas ▁together ▁with ▁water colors , ▁was ▁shown ▁at ▁the ▁Pal ais ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁in ▁L ille ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Jenkins ▁don ated ▁around ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁pieces ▁from ▁his ▁archive ▁to ▁the ▁Archives ▁of ▁American ▁Art ▁of ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁Institution , ▁then ▁his ▁personal ▁papers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁new ▁Cro cker ▁Art ▁Museum ▁building ▁exhib ited , ▁Paul ▁Jenkins : ▁The ▁Color ▁of ▁Light , ▁ 5 0 ▁water colors ▁including ▁large - scale ▁and ▁works ▁originally ▁created ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁his ▁dance - d rama ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Paris ▁Opera , ▁together ▁with ▁selected ▁paint ings ▁on ▁canvas . ▁ ▁Death ▁Jenkins ▁died ▁in ▁Manh attan , ▁USA ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁one ▁month ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁ 8 9 th ▁birth day , ▁after ▁suffering ▁an ▁ill ness . ▁The ▁Str and ▁Book store ▁in ▁Manh attan , ▁which ▁the ▁artist ▁loved ▁to ▁frequent ▁over ▁many ▁years , ▁devoted ▁a ▁window