204 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1958 
Miss Mongan served on the selection committee for the Exhibition 
of French Drawings from American collections to be held at the Boy- 
mans Museum, Rotterdam, and at the Orangerie in Paris. She also 
served on the board of directors of the Print Council of America and 
on its executive committee, and is on the American Jury of Selection 
of the International Graphic Society, Inc. Dr. Shepard served as 
secretary of the Washington Society of the Archaeological Institute 
of America, and on the local committee of arrangements for the gen- 
eral meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America. Mr. Baird 
served on the committee for the annual meeting of the College Art 
Association held in Washington, D.C. 
The Richter Archives received and cataloged over 2,000 photo- 
graphs on exchange from museums here and abroad, and 3,610 photo- 
graphs 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 9 
paintings and gave special treatment to 46 paintings and 8 pieces of 
sculpture. Thirty-two paintings were X-rayed as an aid in research. 
Experiments were continued with the application of 27H and other 
synthetic varnishes developed by the National Gallery of Art Fel- 
lowship at the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, Pittsburgh, 
Pa. Mr. Sullivan consulted with artists and engineers in New York 
on a new type of fluorescent incandescent light. Subsequently, 10 
units of these fixtures were installed in the restoration studio. Tech- 
nical advice on condition and the care of paintings was given when 
works of art were brought to the Gallery, and such technical infor- 
mation as could be given when requested by the public. He inspect- 
ed all Gallery paintings on loan in Government buildings in Wash- 
ington, and also gave advice on and special treatment to works of art 
belonging to other Government agencies, including the White House, 
the Freer Gallery of Art, the Capitol, the Treasury, and the Smith- 
sonian Institution. 
PUBLICATIONS 
Dr. Fern Rusk Shapley, assistant chief curator, wrote an article 
for the magazine Art in America, Fall 1957, entitled “Old Masters.” 
Dr. Christensen contributed the following articles for magazines: 
“Opportunities for Research through the Index of American Design 
and Related Washington Institutions” for the College Art Journal, 
Fall of 1957; “Pennsylvania German Folk Arts” for Art in America, 
Fall of 1957; and “A Study of Body Design” for Ford Times, Septem- 
ber 1957. He also wrote “American Folk Sculpture” for A Concise 
