132 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1959 
the north and south entrances were refinished to an antique bronze, 
and a brass handrail was installed at the north entrance. Window 
sills throughout the building have been painted, and painting of struc- 
tural steel and metalwork in the attic was begun. 
Four bookcases were completed for the library and one for the office 
of the Assistant Director, and work on exhibition cases for the gal- 
leries continued, A radial saw was installed in the cabinet shop, and a 
cabinet for a print dryer for the photographic laboratory and light- 
proof equipment for the technical laboratory were constructed. Gal- 
lery benches were redesigned and upholstered. 
All trees, plants, and shrubs appear to be doing very well. The 
Meyer zoysia grass is making an excellent showing, except for two 
small plots on the south side that are in complete shade for the winter 
season. Experiments are being made to correct this situation. Vinca 
and Gomphrena planted around the fountain for the present season 
are doing very well. 
ATTENDANCE 
The Gallery was open to the public from 9 to 4:30 every day except 
Christmas Day. The total number of visitors to come in the main 
entrance was 119,333. The highest monthly attendance was in Au- 
gust, 14,891, and the lowest was in December, 4,018. 
There were 2,508 visitors to the office for the following purposes: 
Morceneral information] 2. = Sone oe ee 1, 012 
RO SUDMITE OD] CCES LOL excep EY ETO TN ee 470 
TO. See SLATE AMeM DCTS 35 a se es Sn a ee ee 193 
To take photographs in court or exhibition galleries___.______________ 127 
ER COE Ua Chae eV DDT PD We SRITS Yo ea a alee Se 454 
Tousee buildinevandvinstallations.-— soe. —. sas ee gee ee 37 
TOpexamine, OF DOrrow; SUG eS =~ == a= es ee ee 41 
Torpsketehtines all ericsh ss: sass Se Se ee ee ee 3 
To see objects in storage: 
NGOS CCN Celia ee ee ae ees 23 
Christian art (Washing tony MIS S)))222)s eee == oe eee 46 
Far Hastern jade, lacquer, wood, ivory, ete________-__------_-- 20 
Har Hasterngmetalworks-26 225 as oe ee ee et 28 
Harshasternapain tin gs see ee ees a ee eee 183 
Har; Hastern; pottery 222 3 4 bes Sey ere Ee ee de ee 35 
Near Eastern bookbindings, glass, ete________--_____-_=_------_ qT 
Nearer bastern metalwork! 228-52 52S eo eee eee Bas If 
INearshasterny painting Same ei ose pene ee ee ee 26 
Near Hastern: “pottery Se Sse Ae Se Sie MA See 2 et See 10 
AUDITORIUM 
The series of illustrated lectures was continued as follows: 
1958 
October 7. Dr. Richard Ettinghausen, Curator of Near Eastern Art, 
Freer Gallery of Art. “Paintings of the Sultans and Em- 
perors of India.” Attendance, 296. 
