SECRETARY'S REPORT 119 
THE HENRY WARD RANGER FUND 
The following paintings, purchased previously but not assigned, 
have been allocated to the institutions indicated : 
Title and artist Assignment 
194. Circus Friends (watercolor), by A. University of South Carolina, Colum- 
Henry Nordhausen (1901-_ ). bia, S.C. 
195. That Lonesome Road (water- San Joaquin Pioneer and Historical 
color), by Roy M. Mason Society, Stockton, Calif. 
(1886-_). 
205. Benares on the Ganges, by Mau- Phillips Gallery, Washington, D.C. 
rice Sterne, N.A. (1877-1957). 
206. Sea and Wharf at Provincetown, M. H. De Young Museum, San Francis- 
by Eric Isenburger, N.A. co, Calif. 
(1902- ). 
209. Everyday Is Washday (water- Henry Art Gallery, University of Wash- 
color), by Frederic Whitaker, ington, Seattle, Wash. 
N.A. (1891- ). 
210. Philadelphia (watercolor), by Art Institute of Zanesville, Zanesville, 
Hugh Gumpel (1926- ). Ohio. 
No. 25, Sleep, by Leon Kroll, N.A. (1884— ), purchased by the Council of the 
National Academy of Design December 4, 1922, was reassigned by the Academy 
to the Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, Mass., on February 20, 1959. 
According to a provision in the Ranger bequest, that paintings pur- 
chased by the Council of the National Academy of Design from the 
fund provided by the Henry Ward Ranger Bequest, and assigned to 
American art institutions, may be claimed during the 5-year period 
beginning 10 years after the death of the artist represented, the fol- 
lowing painting was recalled for action of the Smithsonian Art Com- 
mission at its meeting December 2, 1958 : 
No. 68, Mlle. Maria Safonoff, by Irving R. Wiles, N.A. (1861-1948), returned 
to the Mount Holyoke College, Mount Holyoke, Mass., where it was originally 
assigned in 1928. 
The following paintings, purchased by the Council of the National 
Academy of Design since the last report, have been assigned as 
follows: 
Title and artist Assignment 
212. Boardwalk, by Carl Setterberg Columbus Museum of Arts & Crafts, 
(1897-—_ ). Columbus, Ga. 
213. The Critic (Kermit Lansner), by (Assignment pending.) 
Aaron Shikler (1922-—  ). 
214. Yesterday and Before and Before, (Assignment pending. ) 
by Loring W. Coleman 
(1918- ). 
215. Night Road, Sheffield, by Joseph Hollins College, Hollins, Va. 
Barber (1915-— ). 
216. Autumn Landscape, by Robert Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y. 
Vickrey (1926-— ). 
217. The Painter, Shelley Fink, by (Assignment pending.) 
David Levine (1926- ). 
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