SECRETARY’S REPORT 197 
PERSONNEL 
On June 30, 1958, full-time Government employees on the staff of 
the National Gallery of Art numbered 317 as compared with 313 
employees as of June 30, 1957. The United States Civil Service regu- 
lations govern the appointment of employees paid from appropriated 
public funds. 
Negotiations with the Civil Service Commission which had ex- 
tended over several years finally resulted in raising the grade level 
of the guard staff one full grade. In addition, 18 other positions 
were reclassified upward, including the Curator of Education, the 
Curator of the Index of American Design, and the Curator of Graphic 
Arts. 
APPROPRIATIONS 
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1958, Congress in the regular 
annual appropriation for the National Gallery of Art provided 
$1,645,000 to be used for salaries and expenses in the operation and 
upkeep of the Gallery, the protection and care of works of art acquired 
by the Board of Trustees, and all administrative expenses incident 
thereto, as authorized by Joint Resolution of Congress approved March 
24, 1937 (20 U.S.C. 71-75; 50 Stat. 51). Congress also included in 
a supplemental appropriation act $31,580 to cover pay increases au- 
thorized by P.L. 85-462, approved June 20, 1958. The total appro- 
priation for the fiscal year was $1,676,580. The following expenditures 
and encumbrances were incurred: 
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ATTENDANCE 
There were 913,481 visitors to the Gallery during the fiscal year 
1958, as compared to 942,196 for the fiscal year 1957. The average 
daily number of visitors was 2,516. 
ACCESSIONS 
There were 1,730 accessions by the National Gallery of Art as gifts, 
loans, or deposits during the fiscal year. 
Girts 
The following 6 paintings and 1,310 bronzes were given to the Na- 
tional Gallery of Art by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation in exchange 
for 26 paintings and 6 pieces of sculpture: 
