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LOANS ACCEPTED BY THE GALLERY 



Portrait bust in marble of the late Samuel Gompers, president 

 of the American Federation of Labor, by Moses Wainer Dykaar; 

 lent by the American Federation of Labor. 



Four paintings lent by the estate of Henry Cabot Lodge, through 

 Mr. John E. Lodge, as follows : Portrait of Alexander Hamilton, by 

 John Trumbull; portrait of Fisher Ames, by Gilbert Stuart; River 

 Landscape with Cattle, by Constant Troyon; and Stable Interior 

 Avith Horses and Groom, by John F. Herring. 



A painting of large size. The Annunciation, attributed to Lo- 

 renzo Sabbatini (or Lorenzino da Bologna), lent by the Misses 

 McKey through Miss Laura M. McKey. 



LOANS BY THE GALLERY 



Paintings belonging to the gallery were lent for exhibition else- 

 where, as follows: 



The large painting entitled " The Happy Mother," by Max Bohm, 

 lent to the Painters and Sculptors Association, Grand Central Art 

 Galleries, to be included in an important memorial exhibition of 

 the works of this artist in November, 1924. Returned to its place 

 in the gallery at the close of the exhibition. 



The painting entitled "June," by John W. Alexander, lent to 

 the American Federation of Arts for a special "Alexander ex- 

 hibit." The collection was shown at Albany, N. Y., in the art 

 department of the State Teachers College, and later at Easton, Pa., 

 where it was used by the art supervisor of the Easton school district. 

 The painting has been returned to its place in the gallery. 



The three paintings. Birch Clad Hills, by Ben Foster, A Family 

 of Birches, by Willard Metcalf, and Th© Island, by EdAvard W. 

 Redfield, lent to the American Federation of Arts for the Interna- 

 tional Exhibition of Paintings by American Artists held in Venice, 

 Italy, during the summer of 1924, have been returned to the 

 gallery. 



One set of colored slides of works belonging to the gallery, lent 

 to the American Federation of Arts, and a second set to the art 

 department of the American Federation of Women's Clubs, are 

 retained for utilization by these organizations. In several instances 

 selections from the gallery's collection of slides have been lent to the 

 normal schools of Washington and to the art department of Howard 

 University. 



DISTRIBUTIONS 



Paintings lent to the gallery have been withdrawn by their owners 

 during the year as follows : 



Rosita, by I. Zuloaga ; withdrawn by the Hon. John Cecil for Mrs. 

 George W. Vanderbilt. 



