SECRETARY'S REPORT 147 



FINANCE COMMITTEE 



Secretary of the Treasury, George M. Humphrey, Chairman. 

 Chester Dale, Vice Chairman. 

 Samuel H. Kress. 

 Ferdinand Lammot Belin. 

 Paul Mellon. 



ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE 



Ferdinand Lammot Belin, Chairman. 

 Duncan Phillips. 

 Chester Dale. 

 Paul Mellon. 

 David E. Finley. 



PERSONNEL 



On Jmie 30, 1954, full-time Government employees on tlie staff of 

 the National Gallery of Art numbered 306, as compared with 302 

 employees as of June 30, 1953. The United States Civil Service regu- 

 lations govern the appointment of employees paid from appropriated 

 public funds. 



APPROPRIATIONS 



For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1954, the Congress of the United 

 States appropriated for the National Gallery of Art $1,275,000 to be 

 used for salaries and expenses in the operation and upkeep of the 

 Gallery, the protection and care of works of art acquired by the 

 Board of Trustees, and all administrative expenses incident thereto, 

 as authorized by U. S. Code, title 20, sec. 74 (a) , that is, section 4 (a) 

 of the Public Resolution approved March 24, 1937 (60 Stat. 51) . The 

 following expenditures and encumbrances were incurred: 



Personal services $1, 135, 520. 00 



Printing and reproduction 5, 693. 04 



Electricity, supplies, equipment, etc 133,2(50.25 



Eeserve - 140. 00 



Unobligated balance 386. 71 



Total 1, 275, 000. 00 



ATTENDANCE 



During the fiscal year 1954 there was a daily average of about 2,444 

 visitors to the Gallery. Since March 17, 1941, when the Gallery was 

 opened to the public, to June 30, 1954, there have been 22,818,696 

 visitors. 



ACCESSIONS 



There were 1,010 accessions by the National Gallery of Art as gifts, 

 loans, or deposits during the fiscal year. Most of the paintings and a 

 numl:>er of the prints were placed on exhibition. 



