ist ▁of ▁his ▁time . ▁In ▁particular , ▁this ▁Foundation ▁prom otes ▁exhib itions ▁that ▁focus ▁on ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁placed ▁in ▁museum s ▁and ▁collections ▁around ▁the ▁glo be . ▁They ▁also ▁maintain ▁a ▁main ▁database ▁that ▁catalog ues ▁all ▁his ▁work ▁that ▁was ▁made ▁sole ly ▁by ▁Sor iano . ▁▁ ▁As ide ▁from ▁their ▁main ▁purpose ▁they ▁have ▁don ated ▁two ▁major ▁paint ings ▁to ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁Art ▁Museum . ▁P aint ings ▁don ated ▁include ▁Cand or ▁de ▁la ▁Al bor ada ( C and or ▁of ▁Da wn ) ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁Un ▁L ug ar ▁Dist ante ( A ▁Dist ant ▁Place ) ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁Ex hib itions ▁ ▁Fe aturing ▁“ The ▁Art ist ▁as ▁Myst ic ” ▁El ▁Art ista ▁Como ▁M ist ico ▁It ▁featured ▁nearly ▁a ▁hundred ▁paint ings ▁by ▁Sor iano ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁past els ▁and ▁draw ings ▁also ▁made ▁by ▁him . ▁The ▁theme ▁was ▁focused ▁on ▁his ▁development ▁as ▁an ▁artist ▁by ▁analyz ing ▁his ▁early ▁mid way ▁works ▁such ▁as ▁his ▁em igration ▁where ▁his ▁style ▁went ▁through ▁a ▁change . ▁▁ ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁– ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁– ▁The ▁Smith son ian ▁Museum ▁featured ▁it ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁Lat ino ▁Collection ▁Art work ▁that ▁expl ores ▁how ▁Lat ino ▁Art ist ▁sh aped ▁the ▁art ▁movement ▁of ▁their ▁time ▁that ▁influenced ▁American ▁art ▁and ▁culture .