46 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 193 8 



The highest monthly attendance was reached in July, 18,182; the 

 lowest in December, 5,827. 



There were 1,646 visitors to the main office during the year. The 

 purposes of their visits were as follows: 



For general information 466 



To see objects in storage 503 



Far Eastern paintings 109 



Tibetan paintings 1 



Near Eastern paintings and manuscripts 41 



East Indian paintings and manuscripts 3 



American paintings 50 



Wbistler prints 15 



Oriental pottery, jade, bronzes, sculptures 195 * 



East Christian paintings 2 



Washington Manuscripts 87 



To read in the library 192 



To make tracings and sketches from library books 6 



To see building and installation 11 



To obtain permission to photograph or sketch 10 



To examine or purchase photographs 3S8 



To submit objects for examination 168 



To see members of the staff 173 



To see the exhibition galleries on Mondays 53 



LECTURES AND DOCENT SERVICE 



Two illustrated lectures on Musulman Painting were given by 

 Eustache de Lorey, Paris, Former Director of the French Institute 

 of Arts and Archaeology, Damascus, Syria : 



Friday, April 8 : Wasiti, a 13th century painter in Baghdad. 

 Saturday, April 9: Islam at grips with China. 



One hundred and twenty-six persons attended these lectures. 



Upon request, 9 groups, ranging from 6 to 17 persons (total 89), 

 were given instruction in the study rooms. One group of 17 per- 

 sons was given instruction in the storage rooms, and 10 groups rang- 

 ing from 7 to 50 persons (total 213) were given docent service in 

 the exhibition galleries. 



PERSONNEL 



On October 1, 1937, to the regret of all those associated with him, 

 occurred the death of Frederick R. Brill, watchman, who had been 

 at the Gallery since July 1, 1925. 



William R. B. Acker, student assistant, returned from Japan on 

 December 22, 1937. 



On January 1, 1938, the title "Curator" was changed to "Director" 

 and on May 11 the following titles of members of the staff became 

 effective : 



