54 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1953 



Pope, John Alexander : Ming porcelains in the Freer Gallery of Art. May 1953. 

 Gallery Book I : A selection of etchings, drypoints, lithographs and lithotints by 

 James McNeill Whistler (lS34r-1903). 



Papers by staff members appeared in outside publications as 

 follows : 



Wenley, A. G. : A hsi tsun from the Avery Brundage Collection. Archives, 



Chinese Art Society of America, vol. 6, 1952. 

 . Exhibition of Japanese painting and sculpture. Bulletin, Vereeniging 



van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, Derde Serie, No. 1, June 1953. 

 Ettinghausen, Richard (contributor) : Bibliography of periodical literature on 



the Near and Middle East, vols. 19-22. The Middle East Journal, 1951-52. 

 Gettens, R. J. : Science in the art museum. Scientific American, vol. 187, No. 1, 



pp. 22-27, July 1952. 

 . The bleaching of stained and discoloured pictures on paper with sodium 



chloride and chlorine dioxide (with French translation). Museum, vol. 5, 



No. 2, pp. 116-130, 1952. 



La technique des "Primitifs Flamands." Studies in Conservation, vol. 



1, No. 1, pp. 1-29, October 1952. (With P. Coremans and J. Thissen.) 



REPRODUCTIONS 



During the year the photographic laboratory made 3,814 prints, 

 242 glass negatives, and 1,125 lantern slides. Total nmnber of nega- 

 tives on hand, 10,044 ; lantern slides, 7,067. 



BUILDING 



The general condition of the Freer building is good, and the main- 

 tenance and operation have been satisfactory, but the galleries and 

 much mechanical equipment need renovation. 



The major projects of the cabinet shop have been the completing 

 and putting in service of eight new exhibition cases and the over- 

 hauling of the shop for the oriental picture mounter. Miscellaneous 

 odd jobs in connection with the maintenance of office and Gallery 

 equipment, crating, etc., continue as usual. 



ATTENDANCE 



The Gallery was open to the public from 9 to 4 : 30 every day except 

 Christmas Day, until May 25, 1953. Since that date the hours on 

 Tuesdays have been from 2 to 10. The total number of visitors to 

 come in the main entrance was 71,308. The highest monthly attend- 

 ance was in August, 9,851, and the lowest was in December, 2,623. 



There were 1,703 visitors to the office during the year. 



HERZFELD ARCHIVE 



The Herzfeld material continues to be used by experts in Near 

 Eastern archeology throughout the world. 



