REPORT OF THE SECRETARY 65 



others can be obtained upon order. The total number of sales of 

 reproductions are as follows: Photographs, 1,089; negatives, 2; a 

 rubbing from a Chinese stone relief, 1 ; lantern slides, 100 ; post cards, 

 2,017. All of the foregoing are sold at their cost prices. 



The pamphlets issued by the gallery have been increased by a 

 " List of paintings, pastels, drawings, prints, and copper plates, by 

 and attributed to American and European artists, together with a 

 list of original Whistleriana in the Freer Gallery of Art " (Smith- 

 sonian Publ. No. 2963), dated March 20, 1928. Sales of gallery 

 publications were as follows : 



F. G. A. Pamphlets 319 



Synopsis of History S06 



Gallery books : 



Gallery VIII 22 



Gallery IX 28 



Gallery X 20 



Gallery XI 16 



Gallerj^ XII 173 



259 



Outline of Study : 



Course I 28 



Course II 13 



List of paintings, pastels, etc 95 



Floor plans 11 



THE BUILDING 



The shop has been constantly occupied during the year with the 

 making of necessary stands, frames, and cases, general repair work, 

 and the fitting up of tAvo additional workrooms, namely, an office for 

 the field staff and a room for operating the mimeograph and photo- 

 graph press. A detailed report made by the superintendent is sub- 

 mitted herewith as Appendix C (not printed). 



ATTENDANCE 



The gallery has been open every day with the exception of Mon- 

 days, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day, from 9 until 4.30 o'clock. 

 The total attendance for the year was 111,288. The aggregate Sun- 

 day attendance was 32,279, with an average of 620. The week-day 

 attendance amounted to 79,009, with an average of 305. It reached 

 its highest totals in the months between April and October, inclu- 

 sive. The total number of visitors to the oflice was 1,218. Of these, 

 171 came for general information; 48 to study the building and 

 museum methods ; 64 to submit objects for examination ; 262 to see ob« 

 jects in storage; 221 to study in the library; 80 to see facsimiles of 

 the Washington MSS ; 23 to make drawings ; 4 to make photographs ; 

 and 182 to purchase photogi-aphs. Thirty-three classes were given 



