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"Lower Ausable Pond," by Homer D. Martin, and "September 

 Afternoon," by George Inness, were lent to The Museum of Modem 

 Art Gallery of Washington, D. C, for an exhibition of American 

 paintings, from March 6 to April 2, 1939. (Returned April 3, 

 1939.) 



"Friendly Neighbors," by Alfred C. Howland, was lent to Harvard 

 University, William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Mass., 

 for an exhibition of New England genre by New England artists, 

 from May 15 to September 1, 1939, 



Upon the request of J. V. Herring, of Howard University, the 

 paintings "Portrait of a Lady," by Gilbert Stuart; "Georgia Pines," 

 by George Inness; and "Moonlight," by Albert P. Ryder, were lent 

 to Bennett College, Greensboro, N. C, for an exhibition of American 

 paintings to be shown at the opening of their new library building 

 on April 16, 1939. (Returned May 15, 1939.) 



A bronze statute of Lincoln, by Augustus Saint Gaudens, was lent, 

 with the consent of the owners, the estate of Mrs. John Hay, to the 

 New York World's Fair for exhibition in the Illinois Building. A 

 pedestal was also lent. 



The Procurement Division of the United States Treasury, through 

 Robert LeFevre, borrowed, with the consent of their owner, William 

 Kemeys, of Garrett Park, Md., the following three pieces of sculpture 

 by Edward Kemeys : "Fighting Panther and Deer" ; "Bronze Wolf" 

 (No. 3); and "Bronze Wolf" (No. 4). A plaster statue "Grizzly 

 Bear," by Edward Kemeys, the property of the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution, and a blue Sevres vase. No. 371 from the Pell collection, with 

 a wooden base, were also selected for use in the State reception suite 

 at Union Station. 



WITHDRAWALS BY OWNERS 



A bronze statue "Negro Mother and Child," by Maurice Glickman, 

 lent in 1934 by the Public Works of Art Project, was withdrawn 

 April 15, 1939, and sent to the New York World's Fair for 

 exhibition. 



THE HENRY WARD RANGER FUND 



Approval of the loan of "Margery and Little Edmund," by Ed- 

 mund C. Tarbell, was given the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass., 

 for an exhibition of the work of Frank W. Benson and the late 

 Edmund C. Tarbell, from November 15 through December 15, 1938. 

 The painting had been purchased in 1929 by the Council of the Na- 

 tional Academy of Design from the fund provided by the Henry 

 Ward Ranger Bequest and had been assigned to The Grand Rapids 

 Public Library, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



