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Paintings from the Museum of Modem Art^ New York; and 7000 

 Years of Iranian Art. The number of 11- by 14-inch color reproduc- 

 tions published by the Gallery was increased to 238 with the addition 

 of 37 new subjects, and 44 new postcards were published to make a 

 total of 196 subjects now available. Two new slide sets of paintings 

 by Rembrandt and by Renoir were placed on sale. The 1963 Christ- 

 mas card selection included 14 new color subjects. With Gallery 

 cooperation, six new collotype reproductions were produced: Botti- 

 celli — Madonna and Child with Angels^ Canaletto — The Portello and 

 the Brenta Canal at Padua^ Van Cleve — Joris W. Yezeler and Mar- 

 garetha Boghe^ Wife of Joris W. Vezeler^ Gentileschi — The Lute 

 Player^ and Redon — Wildfloicers. Five small sculpture reproduc- 

 tions were added to the items available to the public. 



EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM 



The program of the educational department was carried out under 

 the direction of Raymond S. Stites and his staff. Lectures and con- 

 ducted tours on works of art in the Gallery's collections were given. 



Attendance for the general tours, tours of the week, and picture-of- 

 the-week talks amounted to 40,801. The attendance at the Sunday 

 afternoon lectures in the auditorium totaled 13,450. 



Special tours, lectures, and conferences were arranged for a total of 

 17,371 persons. These special appointments were made for Govern- 

 ment agency groups, and at the request of congressional offices, for 

 educators, foreign students, club and study groups, religious organiza- 

 tions, conventions, museum officials, and groups from hospitals, as 

 well as school groups from various parts of the country. 



The program of training volunteer docents continued, and special 

 instruction was given to approximately 130 volimteers from the 

 Junior League of Washington and the American Association of Uni- 

 versity Women. By special arrangement with the public and paro- 

 chial schools of the District of Columbia and surrounding counties 

 of Maryland and Virginia, these organizations conducted tours for 

 68,836 children, representing an increase over last year of 2,308. They 

 also guided 750 Safety Patrol girls from Atlanta, Ga., on tours of the 

 Gallery. 



Fifty-two lectures were given in the auditorium on Sunday after- 

 noons. Of these, 34 were delivered by guest lecturers, 10 by members 

 of the staff, and two were full-length film presentations. Jakob 

 Rosenberg delivered the 13th annual series of the A. W. Mellon Lec- 

 tures in the Fine Arts on seven consecutive Sundays beginning on 

 March 8 on the general subject: "6>7i Quality in Art: Criteria of Ex- 

 cellence in the Past and Present,'''' 



