64 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1964 



Industries Building since it was presented to the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution in 1912, it is now displayed for the first time at full length, 

 undraped, and in a place of honor befitting its importance as a na- 

 tional symbol. The flag is displayed over a supporting fabric large 

 enough to indicate its original dimensions of 30 by 42 feet and com- 

 pletely covers a specially designed metal grid which holds the flag 

 and its supporting fabric in a vertical position and hangs in an atmos- 

 phere of filtered air carefully controlled for the proper temperature 

 and humidity. The flag was prepared for exhibition and installed 

 under the direction of Edgar M. Howell, curator-in-charge of the 

 division of military history, with the assistance of Grace Rogers 

 Cooper, curator-in-charge, division of textiles. The setting for the 

 flag was designed by Walker Cain of the firm of Steinmann, Cain & 

 Wliite, architects for the new Museum. The cased exhibit was de- 

 signed by Robert Widder, exhibits designer. 



The entire professional staff of the department has been deeply 

 concerned with the development of exhibits for the Armed Forces his- 

 tory halls in the new Museum. The exhibit of Armed Forces history 

 in the Arts and Industries Building will remain imtil the early fall 

 of 1964. 



Assistant director John C. Ewers coordinated the varied exhibits 

 activities of the Museum of History and Technology, with the able 

 assistance of John N. Edy who planned the physical movement of 

 materials. Benjamin W. Lawless continued to supervise the design, 

 production, and installation of exhibits, aided by Robert Widder in 

 design, Bela S. Bory and William Clark in production, Robert 

 Klinger in the model shop, Stanley Santoroski in supervision of 

 installation, and Carroll Lusk, lighting specialist. Editing of the 

 curators' drafts of exhibits scripts was continued by George Weiner, 

 assisted by Constance Minkin and Edna Wright. The timely assist- 

 ance of buildings manager Andrew F. Michaels and his staff contrib- 

 uted substantially to the success of this program, as did the services 

 of John E. Cudd, liaison architect, and George Watson, skilled special- 

 ist in the renovation and installation of period interiors. 



Jolm E. Anglim, exhibits chief, continued in charge of the planning 

 and preparation of all exhibits and directly supervised the operation 

 of the exhibits laboratory in the Natural History Building, with the 

 assistance of Gilbert Wright. Julius Tretick supervised the produc- 

 tion and installation of natural history exhibits. Substantial portions 

 of the Hall of the Cultures of Asia and Africa and the Hall of Oste- 

 ology in the Museum of Natural History were opened to the public 

 in June and progress was made on hall layout and/or exhibits design 

 in five other galleries in that building. Director T. Dale Stewart 

 continued to serve as chairman of the committee coordinating the 



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