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The death of James Parmelee at his home in Washington, D. C, 

 on April 19, 1931, is announced. Mr. Parmelee was a member of the 

 National Gallery of Art Commission, one of the commission's execu- 

 tive committee, and chairman of the committee on prints. 



A biographical notice of Mr. Parmelee may be found in the 

 Cathedral Age, midsummer issue, 1931, page 28. 



PUBLICATIONS 



Holmes, W. H. Report on the National Gallery of Art for the year eudiug 



June 30, 1930. Appendix 2, report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian 



Institution for the year eudina; June 30, 1930, pp. 45-53. 

 Lodge, J. E. Report on the Freer Gallery of Art for the year ending June 30, 



1930. Appendix 3, report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 



for the year ending June 30, 1930, pp. 54-60. 

 Catalogue of a collection of water-color paintings by W. S. Bagdatopoulos, on 



view In the National Gallery of Art, United States National Museum, 



October 30 to December 22, 1930. Pp. 1-8. 

 Catalogue of a memorial exhibition of water colors of Egypt, Greece, France, 



Italy, and England, by Henry Bacon (1839-1912), on view in the National 



Gallery of Art, United States National Museum Building, March 14 to 



April 30, 1931. Pp. 1-9, 4 pis. 

 Fortieth annual exhibition of the Society of Washington Artists, being a list 



of the titles and authors of the works shown, witli an introduction by 



Dr. William H. Holmes, Director of the National Gallery of Art. Privately 



printed for the society, 1931. Pp. 1-30, 20 pis. 



Respectfully submitted. 



W. H. Holmes, Director. 

 Dr. C. G. Abbot, 



Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, 



