SECRETARY’S REPORT 213 
Index of American Design.—During the fiscal year 1959, 27 travel- 
ing exhibitions (including 1,498 plates) with 44 bookings were 
circulated to Germany and the following States: 
State Number of State Number of 
exhibitions ewhibitions 
JES = ee 1 INOELh Caroling ase 1 
Connecticut=e2-es-s2=. soca ae 2 Qi 0 2a eer eee aed ee 4 
District of Columbiass====—---—— 2 Pennsylvanias=22 =o Th 
1 oy oh 6 fr ee hk aE ee ed eee ee 2 Rhodesland:242o2- 2.2 1 
Indianasse ese A eee See 1 enn @SSe@s-5 Sie ee il 
TOW ae ae ee a ee 2 NEXaS ee eth se ee eee ot 
Maryland Ses eee ee 1 (italia Set. ose ee ee 3 
Minnesotasse sss se eee 1 Virgcinige sors o ecco eat aces 8 
ING WAY Orke oi set) cue aia 1 West Virzinigis: a2 ts ees ee 1 
CURATORIAL ACTIVITIES 
Under the direction of Dr. Perry B. Cott, chief curator, the cura- 
torial department accessioned 238 gifts to the Gallery during the 
fiscal year 1959. Advice was given regarding 381 works of art brought 
to the Gallery for expert opinion and 18 visits to collections were made 
by members of the staff in connection with offers of gifts. About 
2,200 inquiries requiring research were answered verbally and by 
letter. 
William P. Campbell, curator of painting, lectured on Karly Amer- 
ican Masterpieces in the National Gallery of Art at the Williamsburg 
Antiques Forum. 
During the year members of the curatorial staff assisted in the 
judging of the following art exhibitions: Dr. Fern Rusk Shapley: 
Conservative Contemporary Art at the State Fair in Birmingham, 
Ala., and Virginia Artists at Vienna, Va.; Dr. H. Lester Cooke: Ex- 
hibitions sponsored by the Waterford Art Society, Virginia, Wilming- 
ton Society of the Fine Arts, and the USIA exhibition of Washington 
artists; Thomas P. Baird: Delmarva Chicken Festival, Dover, Del.; 
Ralph T. Coe: Exhibition held at The Plains, Va. 
The Richter Archives received and cataloged over 700 photographs 
on exchange from museums here and abroad, and 3,055 photographs 
were purchased for the Richter Archives. 
RESTORATION 
Francis Sullivan, resident restorer of the Gallery, made regular 
and systematic inspection of all works of art in the Gallery, and 
periodically removed dust and bloom as required. He relined 11 
paintings and gave special treatment to 38 paintings and 2 pieces of 
sculpture. Nineteen paintings were X-rayed as an aid in research. 
Experiments were continued with synthetic varnishes, and a fluores- 
