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parencies, in addition to 2,130 negatives, X-rays, infrared and ultra- 

 violet photographs. 



During the fiscal year, 2,358 press releases were issued in connection 

 with Gallery activities, while 142 permits to copy paintings, and 224 

 permits to photogi'aph in the Gallery were issued. 



OTHER GIFTS 



Gifts of books on works of art and related material were made to 

 the Gallery by Paul Mellon and others. Gifts of money were made 

 during the fiscal year 1953 by the Old Dominion Foundation, the 

 Avalon Foundation, and Harold K. Hochschild. 



AUDIT OF PRIVATE FUNDS OF THE GALLERY 



An audit of the private funds of the Gallery has been made for the 

 fiscal year ended June 30, 1953, by Price, Waterhouse & Co., public 

 accountants, and the certificate of that company on its examination of 

 the accounting records maintained for such funds will be forwarded 

 to the Gallery. 



Respectfully submitted. 



Huntington Cairns, Secretary. 

 Dr. Leonard Carmichael, 



Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. 



