SECRETARY'S REPORT 207 



ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE 



Paul Mellon, Chairman. John N. Irwin II. 



John Hay Whitney. John Walker. 



PERSONNEL 



At the close of fiscal year 1963, full-time Government employees 

 on the staff of the National Gallery of Art numbered 301. The U.S. 

 Civil Service regulations govern the appointment of employees paid 

 from appropriated public funds. 



Continued emphasis was given to the training of employees under 

 the Govermnent Employees Training Act. 



APPROPRIATIONS 



For the fiscal year ended Jmie 30, 1963, the Congress of the United 

 States in the regular annual appropriation and a supplemental ap- 

 propriation required for pay increases under Public Law 87-793, 

 approved October 11, 1962, provided $2,113,850 to be used for salaries 

 and expenses in the operation and upkeep of the National Gallery of 

 Art, the protection and care of works of art acquired by the Board of 

 Trustees, and all administrative expenses incident thereto, as au- 

 thorized by joint resolution of Congress approved March 24, 1937 

 (20 U.S.C. 71-75, 50 Stat. 51 ) . 



The following expenditures and encumbrances were incurred : 



Personnel compensation and benefits $1,760,670.00 



All other items 350,099.34 



Unobligated balance 3, 080. 66 



Total 2, 113, 850. 00 



ATTENDANCE 



There were 1,793,500 visitors to the Gallery during the fiscal year 

 1963, an increase of 460,994 over the total attendance of 1,332,506 

 reported for fiscal year 1962. The daily average number of visitors 

 was 4,941. This increase was in large measure due to the exhibition, 

 for a period of 27 days, of the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. 

 During that period 518,525 persons viewed the painting and total at- 

 tendance was 673,872. 



ACCESSIONS 



There were 1,206 accessions by the National Gallery of Art as gifts, 

 loans, or deposits during the fiscal year. 



