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Since it is a provision of the Ranger bequest that the paintings pur- 

 chased by the Council from this fund and assigned to American art 

 institutions may be claimed by the National Collection of Fine Arts 

 during the 5-year period beginning 10 years after the death of the 

 artist represented, five paintings were recalled for action of the Smith- 

 sonian Art Commssion at its meeting on December 5, 1950. 



One painting, listed earlier in this report, was accepted by the 

 Commission to become a permanent accession. 



The following four paintings were returned to the institutions to 

 which they were originally assigned by the National Academy of 

 Design, as indicated. 



No. 19. East Coast, Dominica, British West Indies, by Frederick J. Waugli, 

 N. A. (1861-1940), assigned to the Museum of History, Science, and Art, Los 

 Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, Calif. 



No. 87. Eagle Lake, by Jonas Lie, N. A. (1880-1940), assigned to the Iowa 

 Memorial Union, State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. 



No. 99. Easterly Coming, by Charles H. AVoodbury, N. A. (1864-1940), as- 

 signed to the Society of Liberal Arts, Joslyn Memorial Art Museum, Omaha, 

 Nebr. 



No. 113. Fifteenth Century French Madonna and Child, by Harry W. Watrous, 

 N. A. (1857-1940), assigned to the Coker College for Women, Hartsrille, S. C. 



THE NATIONAL COLLECTION OF FIXE ARTS REFERENCE LIBRARY 



In all, 280 publications (173 volumes and 107 pamphlets) were 

 accessioned during the year ; 671 parts of periodicals were entered in 

 the periodical record; and 17 volumes and 45 pamphlets (serials) 

 were entered in the catalog. The total accessions in the National 

 Collection of Fine Arts Library now nmnber 12,026. 



INFORMATION SERVICE 



The requests of 1,629 visitors received special attention, as did many 

 similar requests by mail and phone. During the year 1,285 art works 

 were submitted for identification. 



The members of the staff served as judges or as members of juries 

 of selection and award for a number of exhibitions held in and around 

 Washington. 



SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS 



Sixteen special exhibitions were held during the year as follows : 



July 1 through 25, 1950. — Exhibition of 56 paintings of Ancient Egyptian 

 Monuments, by Joseph Lindon Smith, held under the patronage of Hia Excel- 

 lency Mohamed Kamil Abdul IJahim Bey, Ambassador of Egypt. A catalog was 

 provided. This exhibition opened on June 8. 



August 6 through 2S, /950.— Exhibition of Ceramic Art by The Kiln Club of 

 Washington, consisting of 62 pieces by local ceramic artists and 75 pieces by 

 outstanding artists in this and other countries, lent by the artists themselves or 



