REPORT OF THE SECRETARY 49 



BCULFTUBE BT EDGABDO SIMUNE 



An exhibition of 54 works of sculpture in plaster, bronze, and 

 marble, by Si<,'nor Edirardo Sinione, of Italy, wa.s shown from Feb- 

 ruary 8 to March I), 1D30, and included busts of S. E. Duce Benito 

 Mussolini, the Rt. Hon. Sir Esme Howard, Justice Oliver Wendell 

 Holmes, Gen. John J. Pershing, the Hon. Geor«j;e W. Wickersham, 

 and others. Cards announcing the opening of the exhibit were 

 issued by the gallery, 



POBTUAITS BY EDWIN U. CHILI) 



An exhibition of 36 portraits in oil, by Edwin B. Child, of Dorset. 

 Vt., of celebrities in the American educational and scientific worlds, 

 was shown from February 15 to April 7, 1930. Cards announcing 

 the exhibit were issued by the gallery. 



PAINTINGS, SCUUTUKEii, ETC., BY CONTEMPORAUY HUNGAUIAN AUTI.STS 



An exhibition of paintings in oil, water-color, and pastel; sculpture 

 in wood, bronze, and marble; etchings; and works of applied arts 

 including metal work, etc., goldsmith's work, church plate, and tex- 

 tiles, by contemporary Hungarian artists, assembled by the Hun- 

 garian National Council of Fine Art, was shown under the patronage 

 of Count Laszlo Szechenyi, minister from Hungar}', and under the 

 auspices of the American Federation of Arts and the American-Hun- 

 garian Foundation from April 23 to May 31, 1930. The exhibition 

 was opened with a private view on April 23, invitations being issued 

 by the regents and secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. An 

 illustrated catalogue of 25 pages was furnished by the federation. 



PAINTINGS BY AMKUICAN NBGHO AKTIST8 



An exhibition of paintings by American Negro artists, assembled 

 under the auspices of the Harmon Foundation of New York and 

 shown under the patronage of the committee on race relations of the 

 Washington Federation of Churches, was held in the foyer of the 

 Museum from May 30 to June 8, 1930. Cards announcing the open- 

 ing of the exhibit were issued by the National Museum, the gallery 

 being charged with the task of addressing and mailing the cards, 

 installing the exhibit, and ^\ ith the unpacking, packing, and shipping. 



AUT WOKKS RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR 



Accessions of art works by the Smithsonian Institution, subject 

 to transfer to the National Gallery on approval of the advisory com- 

 mittee of the National Gallery of Art Connnis.-ion, arc as follows: 



