SECRETARY’S REPORT 131 
Papers by staff members appeared in outside publications as fol- 
lows: 
CAHILL, JAMES F. Review of “The Arts of the Ming Dynasty.” Catalog of 
an exhibition organized by the Arts Council of Great Britain and the Ori- 
ental Ceramie Society. The Journal of Asian Studies, Ann Arbor, vol. 18, 
No. 2, pp. 289-290, February 1959. 
Foreword for the exhibition of paintings by Chi Chuan Wang held 
March 10-April 4, 1959, at Mi Chou Gallery, New York City. 
Ch‘ien Hsiian and his figure paintings. Archives of the Chinese Art 
Society of America, vol. 12, pp. 10-29, 1958. 
ETTINGHAUSEN, RicHARD. An exhibition of the ancient arts of Muslim coun- 
tries in Lahore. West Pakistan, vol. 1, No. 8, April 1958. 
Comments on the nature of Islamic art and its symbols. In The Pak- 
istan Quarterly, vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 39-40, 64, Spring 1958. 
‘Abbasidi-la pittura murale la miniature le arte decorative. Enciclo- 
pedia Universale dell’Arte, vol. 1, col. 10-18. Roma, Istituto per la Col- 
laborazione Culturale, 1959. 
‘Abdu’s-Samad. In Enciclopedia Universale dell’Arte, vol. 1, col. 18-21. 
Roma, Istituto per la Collaborazione Culturale, 1959. 
Review of “‘Der Orientalische Kntipfteppich, Versuch einer Darstellung 
seiner Geschichte,” by K. Erdmann. Oriens, vol. 2, pp. 257-264, 1958. 
Review of “Islamic Woodcarvers and their Works,” by L. A. Mayer, 
for The Muslim World, Hartford (Conn.) Seminary Foundation, January 
1959, p. 60. 
GETTENS, RUTHERFORD J. The identification of pigments and inerts on paintings 
and other museum objects. Application of Science in Examination of Works 
of Art, Sept. 15-18, 1958, pp. 31-49. 
Examining tables in use at the Freer Gallery of Art. Studies in Con- 
servation, vol. 4, pp. 23-27, illus., February 1959. 
Porr, JOHN ALEXANDER. Two Chinese porcelains in the Umezawa Collection. 
Yamato Bunka No. 28, pp. 1-12, December 1958. 
Chinese characters in Brunei and Sarawak ceramics. The Sarawak 
Museum Journal, vol. 3, No. 11 (new series), pp. 267-272, 1958. 
STERN, Harotp P. Ukiyoe paintings; selected problems. University of Michi- 
gan, 1958. 
WEsT, ELISABETH HERARD. A ring-mount for micro-cross-sections of paint and 
other materials. In Studies in Conservation, vol. 4, pp. 27-31, illus., Feb- 
ruary 1959. 
PHOTOGRAPHIC LABORATORY AND SALES DESK 
The photographic laboratory made 6,960 items during the year, as 
follows: 4,072 prints, 606 negatives, 1,894 color slides, 405 black-and- 
white slides, and 88 color film sheets. In all, 2,463 slides were lent 
during the year. At the sales desk 23,921 items were sold, compris- 
ing 2,098 publications and 21,823 reproductions (including postcards, 
slides, photographs, reproductions in the round, etc.). 
BUILDING AND GROUNDS 
The exterior walls of the building appear to be in good condition, 
but the roof has begun to show signs of wear. The exterior doors at 
