SECRETARY’S REPORT 139 
1959 
April 15-17. Mr. Stern, in New Haven, Conn., examined 40 Japanese 
prints and 50 Japanese paintings at the Yale University 
Art Museum; in New York City, examined 160 objects 
belonging to dealers. 
April 24-29. Dr. Pope, in New York City, attended meetings of the 
American Council of Learned Societies, Joint Committee 
on the Award of Fellowships; examined 136 Far Eastern 
objects belonging to dealers. 
April 30—-May 1. Mr. Stern, in New York City, examined 35 objects belong- 
ing to dealers. 
May 8. Dr. Pope, in Charlottesville, Va., examined 4 Chinese 
paintings and 15 pieces of Chinese pottery in a private 
collection. 
May 12-18. Dr. Pope, in New York City, attended meetings of the 
American Council of Learned Societies, Committee on 
Asia; examined a number of objects in the Metropolitan 
Museum of Art; in Boston, Mass., presided at meetings 
of the Far Eastern Ceramic Group at the Museum of 
Fine Arts. 
May 23-30. Mr. Stern, in Cambridge, Mass., conferred with Robert 
Treat Paine, Jr., at the Fogg Art Museum, and Prof. 
James N. Plumer of the University of Michigan; in New 
York City, examined 170 objects belonging to dealers, 
and 52 objects in two museums. 
May 23. Mr. Gettens, in Lake George, N.Y., attended meetings of 
the Eastern New York American Chemical Society. 
June 1-4. Mr. Gettens, in Pittsburgh, Pa., attended meetings of the 
American Association of Museums. He presided as 
chairman of the Temporary Committee of the Inter- 
national Institute for the Conservation of Museum 
Objects, at a meeting for the purpose of forming the 
American Group. 
Mr. Gettens left for Europe on June 14, 1959, to attend meetings 
of the International Council of Museums in Copenhagen and Stock- 
holm, and en route, to consult with colleagues and visit collections in 
Scotland, England, and Belgium. 
As in former years, members of the staff undertook a wide variety 
of peripheral duties outside the Gallery, served on committees, held 
honorary posts, and received recognitions. 
On June 9, 1959, the Gallery cooperated with the Dumbarton Oaks 
Research Library and Collection, Trustees for Harvard University, 
in sponsoring a performance of Gagaku, the musicians and dancers 
of the Imperial Japanese Household. This ancient company made 
its first journey outside of Japan, thanks to the interest and influence 
of Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold, to perform before the 
United Nations in New York. A 2-week schedule followed under 
the auspices of the New York City Ballet Company; and it was the 
generosity of the latter organization that made possible the single ap- 
pearance in Washington. Over 500 invited guests attended the 
production in the gardens of Dumbarton Oaks. 
