74 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1956 



An exhibition of 25 block prints, by Rowland Lyon, exhibits prepar- 

 ator, opened at the Casa Americana Biblioteca in Madrid, Spain, on 

 November 25, 1954, and later toured other Spanish cities. Mr. Lyon 

 served on the juries of four local exhibitions. He gave a demon- 

 stration on the Restoration of Oil Paintings at a meeting of the 

 Society of Washinton Artists on October 6, 1954, was chairman of 

 the May Arts Fair at the Arts Club on May 20, and acted as moderator 

 at a panel discussion, "The Status of Washington Art," held at the 

 Workshop Center on May 22, 1955. 



The canvases of 9 paintings in the permanent collection, and 10 bor- 

 rowed from the U. S. National Museum for use in the Smithsonian 

 Traveling Exhibition Service, were cleaned and varnished. Twenty- 

 one frames were renovated for use for permanent or loan exhibitions. 



Fluorescent lights were installed in 7 cases in the Gellatly Collec- 

 tion. Eleven cases were rearranged. 



Miss Doanda Wlieeler finished repairing the Turfan frescoes in the 

 Gellatly Collection in September 1954. 



The renovation of the tapestry "Julius Caesar Crossing the Rubi- 

 con" was completed by Neshan G. Hintlian in April 1955. 



Glenn J. Martin cleaned and restored 2 paintings in the permanent 

 collection and 6 in the Smithsonian Lending Collection. 



Newly decorated offices were occupied by the curator of ceramics 

 August 27, 1954, and the preparator of exhibits February 1, 1955. 



SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS 



Fourteen special exhibitions were held during the year : 



July 21 through September 24, 195'/. — Portrait of General Dwight D. Eisen- 

 hower, Supreme Commauder of Allied Powers In Europe, 1949, by Capt. Sir 

 Oswald Birley (1880-1952), gift of British Friends of the Artist to the People of 

 the United States. 



September 1 through 2S, 195ff. — An Exhibition of Creative Crafts under the 

 joint sponsorship of the Kiln Club and the Potomac Craftsmen consisting of 133 

 pieces. Demonstrations of the basic steps involved in the production of work in 

 the various crafts were given twice daily. A catalog was privately printed. 



October IS through 28, 195'/. — The Fourth Biennial Exhibition of Sculpture by 

 the Washington Sculptors Group, consisting of 75 pieces of sculpture. A catalog 

 was privately printed. 



October 18 through November 19, 195^. — A Smithsonian Institution Traveling 

 Exhibition entitled "Building in the Netherlands," sponsored by the American 

 Institute of Architects, and held under the patronage of His Excellency, the 

 Netherlands Ambassador, Dr. J. H. van Roijen. Included were 92 photographs 

 and 3 mcdels of Dutch architecture. A catalog was privately printed. A film 

 In connection with the exhibition was shown on November 2, 1954. 



November 7 through 26, 1954- — The Seventeenth Metropolitan State Art Con- 

 test held under the auspices of the D. C. Chapter. American Artists Professional 

 League, assisted by the Entre Nous Club, consisting of 229 paintings, sculpture, 

 prints, ceramics, and metalcraft. A catalog was privately published. 



