68 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 



Pope, John A. : S. Yorke Hardy, Illustrated catalogue of Tung, Ju, Kuan, Chun, 

 Kuang-tung and Glazed I-Hsing Wares in the Percival David Foundation of 

 Chinese Art, reviewed in the Far Eastern Quart., vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 34G-347. 

 May 1954. 



REPRODUCTIONS 



During the year the photographic laboratory made 2,706 prints, 

 625 glass negatives, and 1,239 lantern slides. Total number of nega- 

 tives on hand, 10,555 ; lantern slides, 8,187. 



The Gallery engaged the services of Alva Studios of New York to 

 make reproductions of objects in the collections. These reproductions 

 are sold by Alva Studios and through various outlets; the Gallery 

 buys at a discount such objects as it requires for sale through the sales 

 desk. 



BUILDING 



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

 tenance and operation have been satisfactory. The exterior needs 

 cleaning and pointing, and all interior areas are sorely in need of 

 painting, decorating, lighting, air-conditioning, floor covering, etc. 

 The continuing lack of a full-time painter is reflected in the increasing 

 dilapidation of the interior. 



The major project of the cabinet shop has been the production and 

 installation of extensive new storage facilities in No. 1 Storage. Mis- 

 cellaneous odd jobs in connection with storage, exhibition, restoration, 

 crating, and the maintenance of office and Gallery equipment continue 

 as usual. 



Extensive replanting and soil conditioning have been carried out 

 in the court, and all phuiting maintained steady growth and is in good 

 condition. 



ATTENDANCE 



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

 Christmas Day ; on Tuesdays the hours were 2 to 10. Public response 

 to the Tuesday evening openings was slight, and the experiment was 

 terminated on May 4, 1954, after a trial period of 49 weeks. The 

 total number of visitors to come in the main entrance was 71,747. 

 The highest monthly attendance was in April, 9,421, and the lowest 

 was in December, 2,494. 



There were 1,798 visitors to the office during the year: 



For general information 745 



To see staff members 132 



To read in the library 179 



To make sketches and tracings from library books 1 



To see building and installations 46 



To take photographs in court and exhibition galleries 73 



To make sketches in the exhibition galleries 8 



To examine, borrow, or purchase slides 24 



To submit objects for examination 405 



