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Two hundred and twenty-nine paintings were removed from storage, 

 inspected, and hung on screens in a reequipped and repainted air-con- 

 ditioned room. 



A Chinese bronze buckle (269 GeHatly Collection) was renovated 

 by Joseph Ternbach in September 1953. 



Ruins and Figures, by Guardi, and two portraits of Mr. and Mrs. 

 Joshua Jolmson, formerly attributed to Trumbull, were X-rayed by 

 the National Gallery of Art on November 18, 1953. 



The work of repairing the Turfan frescoes in the Gellatly Collection 

 was undertaken by Doanda Wlieeler on June 18, 1954. 



In June 1954 Neshan G. Hintlian began renovation of the tapestry 

 "Julius Caesar Crossing the Rubicon." 



SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS 

 Twelve special exhibitions were held during the year: 



8eptet)ilcr 4 through 27, 1953. — The Fourth Annual International Exhibition 

 of Ceramic Arts, sponsored by the Kiln Club of Washington, consisting of 211 

 pieces (77 by local ceramic artists; 17 by local and invited artists in stained 

 glass; G4 by invited American artists, and 53 by artists of various nations 

 through their respective Embassies or Legations in Washington). Demonstra- 

 tions on the potter's wheel were given three times daily. A catalog was privately 

 printed. 



Octoher 9 through 29, 1953. — "Beyond the Mississippi with George Catlin," 

 consisting of 27 oil paintings of American Indians and views of the western 

 United States, done by George Catlin between 1832 and 1836, and a portrait of 

 George Catlin, by William Fisk. The Catlin paintings, lent by the Depart- 

 ment of Anthropology of the United States National Museum, were assembled 

 for the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service and were sent to Europe under 

 the sponsorshij) of the United States Information Agency. A mimeographed 

 catalog was provided. 



October 21 through Noveviber 29, 1953. — Exhibition of an oil painting, "The 

 Dedication of the American Roll of Honor at St. Paul's Cathedral, July 4, 1951," 

 by Frank O. Salisbury, presented to the American Nation on behalf of the British 

 Memorial Committee, by Sir Roger Makins, Ambassador from Great Britain to 

 the United States, and accepted for the American People by Adra. Arthur W. 

 Radford, U.S.N., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 



November 8 through 29, 1953. — The Sixteenth Metropolitan State Art Contest, 

 held under the auspicies of the D. C. Chapter, American Artists Professional 

 League, assisted by the Eutre Nous Club, consisting of 299 paintings, sculpture, 

 prints, ceramics, and metalcraft. A catalog was privately printed. 



Decemher 6, 1953, through January 3, 195 4. — An exhibition of Children's Art 

 from Division 1 of the Public Schools of Washington, D. C, consisting of about 

 300 oil paintings ; watercolors ; sculptures in wood, ceramics, plaster, and wire ; 

 mobiles; block-printed textiles; graphic arts; puppets; masks; examples of 

 lettering; and publications. 



January 10 through 27, 1954- — An archeological exhibition, "From the Land of 

 the Bible," assembled by the American Fund for Israel Institutions from 

 museums and private collections all over the world, consisting of about 501 items. 

 A catalog was privately printed. 



February 5 through 26, 1954. — The Sixty-second Annual Exhibition of the 



