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ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1961 



AUDITORIUM 



The series of illustrated lectures was continued as follows ; 



I960 

 October 11. 



November 15. 



1961 

 January 10. 



February 14. 



Dr. Nelson I. Wu, Yale University, "In Search of a New 

 Style in Chinese Painting." Attendance, 155. 



Dr. John D. Cooney, Broolilyn Museum, "Disasters In 

 Collecting." Attendance, 142. 



Dr. Richard Edwards, University of Michigan, "Painting 



of the Southern Sung." Attendance, 142. 

 Professor Benjamin Rowland, Harvard University, "The 



Translation of Indian Art to Central Asia." Attendance, 



203. 

 March 14. Henry Trubner Royal Ontario Museum, "Han Pictorial 



Design." Attendance, 113. 

 April 11. Professor George H. Forsyth, Jr., University of Michigan, 



"The Fortified Monastery of St. Catherine at Mt. Sinai." 



Attendance, 202. 



From June 12 to 14 a seminar on "Technical Studies of Ancient 

 Metal Artifacts" was held, the chief purpose of which was to gather 

 together specialists in ancient metals and other interested persons 

 from fields of Chinese art and conservation. Problems in analysis, 

 composition, fabrication, and alteration of ancient metal artifacts 

 were discussed with particular reference to Chinese ceremonial bronzes 

 in the Freer collections. Question periods and informal discussions 

 followed each of the 15 papers read by specialists from the United 

 States, Canada, and one from Australia. Attendance, 57, 44, and 52. 



Outside organizations used the auditorium as follows: 



The Bellhaven Woman's Club held a short 

 business meeting in the morning. 



The United States Department of Agriculture 

 held meetings as follows : 

 Foreign Agriculture 



Federal Extension Service 



Food and Drug Administration 



Marketing Division, Economic Research 

 Conference 



Farmers' Co-op Service 



4r-H Clubs 



October 18. Attendance, 40. 



November 14. Attendance, 198. 

 May 22. Attendance, 499. 

 November 16. Attendance, 290. 

 INIarch 20. Attendance, 131. 

 November 23. Attendance, 95. 

 December 21. Attendance, 68. 

 February 15. Attendance, 76. 

 March 15. Attendance, 63. 

 April 19. Attendance, 101. 

 May 17. Attendance, 89. 

 June 21. Attendance, 72. 

 November 28-30. Attendance, 



150, 195, and 109. 

 December 2. Attendance, 85. 



December 13 and 15. Attend- 

 ance, 115 and 119. 

 March 23. Attendance, 176. 



