SECRETARY'S REPORT 35 



Index of American Design. — During the fiscal 3'ear 1951 exhibitions 

 from this collection were shown in the following States : 



Number of 

 Stale txhibiliont 



Arkansas 1 



California 4 



Connecticut 8 



District of Columbia 5 



Delaware 1 



Florida 2 



Illinois 1 



Indiana 1 



Kentucky 1 



Mai-yland 1 



Massachusetts . 2 



Michigan 2 



Minnesota 1 



Missouri 2 



New Hampshire 1 



New York 8 



North Dakota 1 



Ohio 4 



Pennsylvania 5 



Texas 3 



Utah 1 



Two exhibitions from this collection were circulated in Europe 

 during the fiscal year. 



CURATORIAL ACTIVITIES 



The Curatorial Department accessioned 2,457 new gifts to the Gal- 

 lery during the fiscal year. Advice was given in the case of 305 works 

 of art brought to the Gallery for opinion, and 41 visits to other col- 

 lections were made by members of the staff in connection with prof- 

 fered works of art. About 300 paintings were studied and con- 

 sidered for possible acquisition. A total of 1,311 inquiries requiring 

 research were answered. During the year, 10 individual lectures 

 were given by members of the curatorial staff, both at the Gallery 

 and elsewhere. In addition, Miss Elizabeth Mongan conducted a 

 seminar with Robert Walker for Swarthmore College; and Charles 

 M. Richards gave two courses in art history under the auspices of the 

 Department of Agriculture. Perry B. Cott served as chairman of 

 the Medieval section of the Symposium of the College Art Association 

 held at Dumbarton Oaks; ]\Ir. Richards presented reports to the 

 American Association of Museums meeting in Philadelphia on "Pres- 

 ervation of Essential Records during an Emergency" and "Sugges- 

 tions for a Work of Art Shipping Label." He served on two com- 

 mittees of the Association, acting as chairman of one. During the 

 year Miss Katharine Shepard was elected secretary of the Washington 

 Society, Archaeological Institute of America. 



