46 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1952 



On April 23, 1952, Anna Moore Link, librarian since 1942, was 

 reassigned to duty in the reference and circulation section of the 

 Smithsonian Library. 



INFORMATION SERVICE 



In addition to the many requests for information received by mail 

 and telephone, inquiries made in person at the office numbered 1,856. 

 Examination was made of 878 works of art submitted for identifica- 

 tion. 



Members of the staff performed numerous services for local and 

 national art or civic organizations by giving talks on various art 

 subjects and by judging current exhibitions of art and craft work. 



SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS 



Ten special exhibitions were held during the year : 



August SO through September 23, 1951.— The Second Annual Exhibition of 

 Ceramic Art by the Kiln Club of Washington, D. C, consisting of 145 pieces 

 by local ceramic artists and 40 pieces by outstanding artists in this and other 

 countries, lent by the artists themselves or by embassies and collectors. Demon- 

 strations of pottery-making using the potter's wheel were given several times 

 each week by club members. A catalog was privately printed. 



August SO through September 28, 1951.— The Fourth Annual Exhibition of 

 Sculpture by the Washington Sculptors Group, consisting of 21 pieces of sculp- 

 ture. Gallery talks on sculptural methods and techniques were periodically 

 given by members of the group. 



November 4 through 25, 1951.— The Fourteenth Metropolitan State Art Con- 

 test, held under the auspices of the District of Columbia Chapter, American 

 Artists Professional League, assisted by the Entre Nous Club, consisting of 396 

 paintings, sculpture, prints, ceramics, and metalcraft. A catalog was privately 

 printed. 



January 10 through February 27, 1952.— An exhibition of Art and Magic of 

 Arnhem Land, Australia, consisting of 212 specimens obtained by the National 

 Geographic Society, Smithsonian Institution, and Commonwealth of Australia 

 Expedition in 1948. 



March 7 through 28, 1952— The Sixtieth Annual Exhibition of the Society 

 of Washington Artists, consisting of 86 paintings and 21 pieces of sculpture. A 

 catalog was privately printed. 



April 5 through 27, 1952.— Biennial Art Exhibition of the National League 

 of American Pen Women, consisting of 222 paintings, sculpture, prints, ceramics, 

 and metalcraft. A catalog was privately printed. 



May // through 80, 1952.— The Nineteenth Annual Exhibition of the Miniature 

 Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington, D. C, consisting of 

 209 examples. A catalog was privately printed. 



May 15 through 30, 1952.— The Fifty-fifth Annual Exhibition of the Washing- 

 ton Water Color Club, consisting of 156 water colors, etchings, and drawings. 

 A catalog was privately printed. 



June 5 through 26, 1952. — Exhibition of Finnish Arts and Crafts held under 

 the patronage of His Excellency, the Finnish Envoy to Washington, Minister 

 Johan Nykopp, and the Finnish-American Society of Helsinki, consisting of 



