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SPECIAL EXHIBinONS 



The following exliibitions were held: 



November 9 to £9, 1939.— The, Fifth Annual Metropolitan State 

 Art Contest, 1939, under the auspices of the Department of Fine 

 Arts of the District of Columbia Federation of Women's Clubs. 

 There were 272 exhibits, paintings, sculpture, and prints, by 128 

 artists. 



December 12, 1939, to January 1, 1940.— Special exhibition of 29 

 pastel and oil paintings by Esteban Valderrama, under the patronage 

 of His Excellency the Ambassador of Cuba, Senor Dr. Pedro Martinez 

 Fraga. 



December 15, 1939, to Februain/ 8, iW.— Special exliibition of a 

 miniature by Juan de Dios Hoyos, under the patronage of His 

 Excellency the Ambassador of Mexico, Seiior Dr. Francisco Castillo 

 Najera. 



January 9 to £5, 19Jfi. — Special exhibition of 83 pieces of wood 

 turnings by James L. Prestini of Lake Forest, 111. 



January 9 to 31, 19^0. — Special exhibition of 24 portraits and 5 

 drawings by John Slavin, of Kichmond, Va. 



Afril Jf to 28, i,94/9.— Special exhibition of 153 paintings by 31 

 members of the Landscape Club of Washington, D. C. 



May 2S to June 10, 1940. — Special exhibition of 103 miniatures 

 by 61 members of the Pennsylvania Society of Miniature Painters. 



PUBUOATIONS 



TOLMAN, R. P. Report on the National Collection of Fine Arts for the year 

 ended June 30, 1939. Appendix 3, Report of the Secretary of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution for the year ended June 30, 1939, pp. 47-51. 



Lodge, J. E. Report on the Freer Gallery of Art for the year ended June 30, 

 1939. Appendix 4, Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 

 for the year ended June 30, 1939, pp. 52-55. 



Respectfully submitted. 



R. P. ToLMAN, Acting Director. 

 Dr. C. G. Abbot, 



Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. 



