SECRETARY'S REPORT 69 



To see objects in storage : 



Washington MSS 8 



Far Eastern ijairitings and textiles 143 



Near Eastern, Indian, and Armenian paintings and 



manuscripts 31 



American paintings 14 



Oriental pottery, jade, bronze, lacquer, woodcarving, 



bamboo, ivory, and furniture 93 



All sculpture 10 



Syrian and other glass 2 



Near Eastern metalwork, Gold Treasure, and Byzan- 

 tine objects 4 



HERZFELD ARCHIVE 

 The Herzfelcl material continues to be used by scholars in Near 

 Eastern archeology througliout the world. 



AUDITORIUM 

 The series of illustrated lectures on Oriental Art begun on May 26, 

 195S, continued to attract good audiences. The following lectures 

 were given during the year : 



195S 



Oct. 20. Prof. Benjamin Rowland. Harvard University, gave an illustrated 



lecture ou "Chinese Painting in the Ming Dynasty." Attend- 

 ance, 290. 



Nov. 17. Prof. Alexander Soper, Bryn Mawr College, gave an illustrated 



lecture on "Japanese Scroll Painting." Attendance, 1S4. 



195i 



Jan. 19. Robert Treat Paine, Jr., Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, gave an 



illustrated lecture on "Japanese Screen Painting." Attendance, 

 338. 



Feb. 9. Prof. Ernst Kiihnel, Director Emeritus, Islamic Department, State 



Museums, Berlin, Germany, gave an illustrated lecture on "Per- 

 sian Miniature Painting," Attendance, 185. 



Mar. 23. Prof. D. S. Rice, School of Oriental and African Studies, Univer- 



sity of London, England, gave an illustrated lecture on "A Pic- 

 ture Book from Baghdad." Attendance, 151. 



Apr. 20. Prof. Max Loehr, Department of Fine Arts, University of Mich- 



igan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, gave an illustrated lecture on 

 "Ancient Chinese Bronzes." Attendance, 146. 



In addition the auditorium was used for two lectures by staff 

 members : 



195S 



Sept. 19. Dr. Ettinghausen addressed the Colloquium of Islamic Civiliza- 



tion which met in the Freer Gallery auditoi-ium ; subject, 

 "Islamic Art." (Illustrated with color slides.) Attendance, 

 67. 



Apr. 27. Mr. Pope gave an illustrated lecture on "The History of Chinese 



Art" to Dr. C. Y. Hu's class from the University of Jlaryland, 

 which met in the Freer Gallery auditorium. Attendance. 57. 



