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"Portrait of Thomas McKean," by Charles Willson Peale, and "Portrait of 

 Mary Abigail Willing Coale," by Thomas Sully, to the Georgetown Branch. 



"Madonna with Halo of Stars," by an unknown artist, to the Southeastern 

 Branch, 



"Musa Regina," by Henry Oliver Walker, to the Northeastern Branch. 



An oil painting, "Portrait of Mary Hopkinson (wife of Dr. John 

 Morgan)," by Benjamin West, was lent May 20, 1940, to the Master- 

 pieces of Art exhibition at the New York World's Fair, 1940. 



Two oil paintings, "The Torrent" and "Fishing Boats at 

 Gloucester," by John Twachtman, were lent to the Mimson-Wiiliams- 

 Proctor Institute, Utica, N. Y., for an exhibition of the work of John 

 Twachtman from November 5 to 28, 1939. (Returned December 1, 

 1939.) 



An oil painting, "Moonlight," by Albert P. Ryder, was lent to 

 M. Knoedler & Co., New York City, for an exhibition of paintings 

 by Albert P. Ryder and Robert L. Newman called "Two American 

 Romantics" from November 13 to December 2, 1939. (Returned De- 

 cember 6, 1939.) 



Two oil paintings, "Caresse Enfantine," by Mary Cassatt, and 

 "Sunset, Navarro Ridge, California Coast," by Ralph A. Blakelock, 

 were lent to the Art Institute of Chicago for an exhibition, "Half a 

 Century of American Art (1888-1939)," from November 16, 1939, to 

 January 7, 1940. The Blakelock painting was forwarded to Chicago 

 at the close of the Golden Gate International Exposition, San Fran- 

 cisco, Calif. (Returned January 10, 1940.) 



LOANS RETURNED 



The painting "Friendly Neighbors," by Alfred C. Howland, lent 

 to Harvard University, William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, Cam- 

 bridge, Mass., for an exhibition of New England genre by New Eng- 

 land artists, was returned September 8, 1939. 



THE NATIONAL COLLECTION OF FINE ARTS REFERENCE LIBRARY 



A total of 471 publications, including 334 acquired by purchase and 

 2 by transfer, were accessioned during the year. 



OTHER ACTIVITIES 



The Acting Director visited and studied collections and methods 

 of installation in New England galleries from August 21 to Septem- 

 ber 1, 1939. 



Four colored lantern slides were lent to Holbrook Muller for use 

 in connection with a lecture given at the Washington Heights Pres- 

 byterian Church, December 26, 1939. 



