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the acquisitions committee. (See exhibit D, not printed.) The following paint- 

 ings from the collection have been placed on exhibition as loans : 

 Artist Subject 



Robert Feke Williamina Moore. 



Gilbert Stuart Richard Yates. 



Do George Washington 



Do George Pollock. 



Do Joseph Anthony. 



John Wollaston Mary Walton Morris. 



From Duncan Phillips, a trustee of the Gallery : 



Artist Subject 



Corot The Dairy Farm. 



Courbet The Rocks at Ornans. 



From John Cooper Wiley : 



Russian icon of the thirteenth century, for study and exhil)ition in the collec- 

 tion if considered desirable. 



LOAN OF WORKS OF ART BY THE GALLERY 



During the year no works of art belonging to the Gallery were 

 placed on loan. 



RESTORATION AND REPAIRS TO WORKS OF ART 



During the year, as authorized by the Board and with the approval 

 of the Director and the Chief Curator, Stephen Pichetto, consult- 

 ant restorer to the Gallery, has undertaken such work of restoration 

 and repair of paintings and sculpture in the collection as has been 

 found to be necessary. 



Prior to the opening of the Gallery to the public, the work was 

 done at Mr. Pichetto's studio in New York, and all works of art 

 have been returned in excellent condition. Since March 17, 1941, 

 such work has been carried on in the restorer's rooms at the 

 Gallery. 



CURATORIAL DEPARTMENT 



The curatorial work during the first part of the year consisted 

 in installing the National Gallery collections and completing the 

 work on the catalog. The catalog was issued at the opening of the 

 Gallery, and contains brief biographies of all the artists, descriptions 

 of the works of art, and notes indicating the date or approximate 

 date of the paintings and sculpture with such factual information as 

 may be of interest to the student. A book of illustrations of the 

 paintings and sculpture in the National Gallery was also issued under 

 the supervision of the curatorial staff. 



During the year 619 works of art were submitted to the acquisi- 

 tions committee with recommendations as to the acceptability for 



