44 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1941 



of the Constitution Avenue entrance lobby for the names of impor- 

 tant donors to the Gallery, and arranged for the carving at the top 

 of one of the panels the words, "Principal Benefactors of the 

 National Gallery of Art," and beneath, the names "Andrew William 

 Mellon" and "Samuel Henry Kress." The Board further authorized 

 having such names carved in future as may be authorized by it. The 

 carving authorized by the Board was completed before the opening 

 of the Gallery. 



AUDIT or PRIVATE FUNDS OF THE GALLEltY 



An audit has been made of the private funds of the National 

 Gallery of Art for the year ended June 30, 1941, by Price, Water- 

 house & Co., a nationally known firm of public accountants, and the 

 certificate of that company on its examination of the accounting 

 records maintained for such funds has been submitted to the Gal- 

 lery. The financial statement referred to above is attached to this 

 report, as exhibit E (not printed). 



EespectfuUy submitted. 



F. L. Belin, Vice President. 



Dr. C. G. Abbot, 



Secretary, Smithsonian Itistitution, 



