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portfolio of religious subjects. Four large collotype reproductions 

 were added to the long list of this type of print available. 



A companion volume to "Masterpieces of Painting," namely, 

 "Masterpieces of Sculpture from the National Gallery of Art," an 

 illustrated catalog of the Mellon Collection, and "Popular Art in the 

 United States," by Erwin O. Christensen, were placed on sale during 

 the fiscal year 1951. The third large printing of the illustrated Kress 

 catalog was completed during the year. 



The publication date of "The Index of American Design" (formerly 

 entitled "Made in America"), by Erwin O. Christensen, has been set 

 at October 15, 1950, and "Pictures from America," by John Wallcer, 

 is also to be published soon. 



While the exhibition of Art Treasures from the Vienna Collections 

 was on view, the Publications Fund distributed over 53,000 catalogs 

 and more than 36,000 color postcards; and made available other 

 publications dealing with the Austrian exhibition. 



EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM 



More than 28,000 persons attended the General, Congressional, and 

 Special Tours during the fiscal year, with the attendance for the 

 "Picture of the Week" talks reaching a total of over 26,000. Lectures 

 on special subjects, with lantern slides, were given in the auditorium 

 on Sunday afternoons; 13 of these were by visiting lecturers, and the 

 total attendance was 17,000. A black-and-white strip-film of 300 

 representative paintings from the Gallery's collections has been very 

 much in demand. The slide collection and the film "The National 

 Gallery of Art" have been widely distributed during the year. 



The Educational Office has continued the publication of a monthly 

 Calendar of Events announcing all the Gallery activities, including 

 notices of exhibitions, new publications, lectures, gallery talks, tours, 

 and concerts. Approximately 4,600 copies of the calendar are mailed 

 each month. 



LIBRARY 



A very important contribution to the Library this year was the 

 purchase of 997 books, 3,395 pamphlets, 15,518 photographs, 418 

 periodicals, and 9 subscriptions from funds presented to the Gallery 

 by Paul Mellon. Other gifts included 153 books, 103 of them pre- 

 sented by Lessing J. Rosenwald, 42 pamphlets, and 1 periodical. 

 Fifteen books and subscriptions to 30 periodicals were purchased 

 from other funds. Five hundred and ninety books, pamphlets, period- 

 icals, and bulletins were received on exchange from other institutions. 

 During the year 535 persons other than the Gallery staff used the 

 Library for purposes of art research either in person or by phone. 



