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Hereward Lester Cooke, curator of painting, continued as consultant 

 to National Aeronautics and Space Administration with duties of 

 organizing and supervising commissions to artists for paintings of 

 themes relating to the space program. He also acted as judge for the 

 Tri-State Exhibition, Evansville, Ind., and the Savannah Art Associa- 

 tion exhibition during the fiscal year. 



The Kichter Archives received and cataloged 84 photographs on 

 exchange from museums here and abroad ; 2,289 photographs were pur- 

 chased, and about 1,000 reproductions have been added to the archives. 



RESTORATION 



Francis Sullivan, resident restorer of the Gallery, made regular and 

 systematic inspection of all works of art in the Gallery and on loan to 

 Government buildings in Washington, and periodically removed dust 

 and bloom as required. He relined, cleaned, and restored 18 paintings 

 and gave special treatment to 37. Thirty-four paintings were X-rayed 

 as an aid in research. He continued experiments with synthetic 

 materials as suggested by the National Gallery of Art Research 

 Project at the Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa. Technical advice 

 was given in response to 237 telephone inquiries. Special treatment 

 was given to works of art belonging to Government agencies, including 

 the U.S. Capitol and the Treasury Department. In other instances 

 advice was furnished to various agencies concerning the care and 

 conservation of paintings. 



PUBLICATIONS 



A new book by John Walker, director, on the history and collections 

 of the Gallery entitled National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.G. 

 appeared during the year. 



Mr. Cooke wrote an article for Art in America, October 1963 issue, 

 entitled "Count-Down at Canaveral." He also wrote the text for 16 

 National Gallery leaflets. 



Miss Katharine Shepard, assistant curator of graphic arts, wrote 

 a book review for the American Journal of Archaeology, April 1964 

 issue. 



PUBLICATIONS FUND 



During the fiscal year 1964, the Publications Fund placed on sale 

 six new publications including two books: National Gallery of 

 Art, Washington, D.C. by John Walker and The Eternal Present: 

 The Beginnings of Architecture by S. Giedion, the latter being the 

 second volume of the 1957 A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts. 

 Four exhibition catalogs were placed on sale: Turner Water Colors: 

 Eighteenth-G entury Venetian Drawings from the Correr Museum; 



