108 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1961 



SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS 



July 15 through August 7, 1960. Folk Art from Rumania, circulated by the 

 Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service, consisted of colorful costumes, em- 

 broideries, rugs, ceramics, icons, musical Instruments, photomurals of villages 

 and buildings, together vpith a reconstructed room from a cottage in the district 

 of Transylvania. A brochure was privately printed. 



August H through September 8, 1960. Fourth Biennial Creative Crafts Ex- 

 hibition, sponsored by the Ceramic Guild of Bethesda, Cherry Tree Textile De- 

 signers, Clay Pigeons Ceramic Workshop, Designers- Weavers, Potomac Crafts- 

 men, and the Kiln Club of Washington, consisted of 220 items including 116 

 ceramics and glass, 77 textiles, 15 metalwork, 6 jewelry, and 6 mosaic. A cata- 

 log was privately printed. 



Septemher 17 through October 6, 1960. 67th Annual Exhibition of the Society 

 of Washington Artists, consisted of 70 paintings and 27 sculptures. A catalog 

 was privately printed. 



October IS through November 10, 1960. Two Centuries of Danish Deep Sea 

 Research, circulated by the Smithsonian Ti-aveling Exhibition Service, consisting 

 of maps, photographs, charts, specimens, and scientific equipment. A brochure 

 was privately printed. 



October 26 through December 8, 1960. Art and Archeology of Viet Nam, spon- 

 sored by the Embassy of Viet Nam, centered about the Cham Civilization sup- 

 plemented by contemporary crafts. It consisted of 148 archeological items (in- 

 cluding the Oc-eo treasure) lent by the Vietnamese National Museums of Saigon 

 and Hue and augmented by loans from the Peabody Museum, Harvard Univer- 

 sity, Musees Royaux du Cinquantenaire, Brussels, Belgium, and private collec- 

 tors. There were also shown, in Hall 22, Natural History Building, 196 con- 

 temporary crafts items from Viet Nam. 



Following its showing at the National Collection of Fine Arts, the exhibition 

 was divided to be circulated in two sections as follows : Archeological sec- 

 tion — Baltimore Museum of Art ; Cleveland Museum of Art ; University Museum 

 of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia ; City Art Museum of St. Louis ; 

 Portland Art Museum ; and University of California, Berkeley ; contemporary 

 crafts section — Columbia University ; Brandeis University ; Michigan State Uni- 

 versity; and Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego. An illustrated catalog was 

 printed. 



November 27, 1960, through January 5, 1961. Twenty-third Anniversary of 

 the Metropolitan Art Exhibition, sponsored by the American Art League, con- 

 sisted of 163 items, including 129 paintings, 14 prints and drawings, and 20 

 sculptures. A catalog was privately printed. 



December 9, 1960, through January 10, 1961. Aviation Paintings and Draw- 

 ings by Charles H. Hubbell, sponsored by the National Air Museum, consisted 

 of 150 paintings. A catalog was privately printed. 



January 15 through February 5, 1961. The Victorian American, circulated by 

 the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service, consisting of a selection of 100 

 Lithographs from the Harry T. Peters Collection. 



February 11 through March 5, 1961. The World of Werner Bischof, sponsored 

 by the Ambassador of Switzerland and circulated by the Smithsonian Traveling 

 Exhibition Service, consisted of 80 photographs. 



March 12 through April 2, 1961. The 64th Annual National Exhibition of the 

 Washington Water Color Association, consisting of 104 paintings, A catalog was 

 privately printed. 



April 9 through April 30, 1961. New Jersey Chapter American Artists Profes- 

 sional League, sponsored by the New Jersey State Society of Washington, D.O., 

 consisted of 107 paintings and 2 sculptures. A catalog was privately printed. 



