38 ANNUAL REPORT SMITFISONIAN INSTITUTION, 1937 



first-class works of art for the use and benefit of the National Gallery 

 of Art", as follows : "Portrait of Charles Boynton Darling" and "Por- 

 trait of Elizabeth Ellis Darling", by unknown artist; from Laurence 

 B. Darling, New York, N. Y. 



This endowment, although small, has in 5 years made possible the 

 purchase of 11 first-class miniatures, illustrating how a small endow- 

 ment can be used to build up over a period of years an important 

 collection. 



DEPOSITS 



Portrait of Dr. Leonhard Stejneger, Head Curator of the Depart- 

 ment of Biology, United States National Museum, by Bjorn P. Egeli, 

 presented to the Smitlisonian Institution by Dr. Stejneger's friends 

 on his birthday, October 30, 1936, was deposited in the Gallery by the 

 Smithsonian Institution. 



Portrait bust in bronze of Lord Kelvin (William Thomson 1824r- 

 1907), British physicist, by Herbert Hampton, given by the Kelvi- 

 nator Co. to the English Speaking Union for presentation to the 

 Smithsonian Institution, and presented by the British Embassy 

 through the American Branch of the Union, October 9, 193G, was de- 

 posited in the Gallery by the Smithsonian Institution. 



LOANS ACCEPTED 



A stained glass window, "Consumatum Est", designed and executed 

 by William Willet (1869-1921) in 1906, which won the contract for 

 a sanctuary window in the United States Military Chapel at West 

 Point; also a pair of small stained glass windows, "Dante" and "Bea- 

 trice", by William Willet. Lent by Mrs. William Willet, of 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



LOANS MADE 



Two portrait drawings in red chalk of Victor Chapman and Nor- 

 man Prince, by John Elliott, were lent to the Art Association of New- 

 port for exhibition at the Tercentenary Retrospective Exhibition, 

 Newport, R. I., from July 25 to August 16, 1936. (Returned Aug. 20, 

 1936.) 



The painting, "High Cliff, Coast of Maine", by Winslow Homer, 

 was lent to the Wliitney Museum of American Art, New York, N. Y., 

 for the Winslow Homer Exhibition which was held from December 

 15, 1936, to January 15, 1937. (This was sent directly to the Carnegie 

 Institute at the close of the exhibition.) 



Two paintings by Winslow Homer, entitled "High Cliff, Coast of 

 Maine" and "The Visit of the Mistress", were lent to The Carnegie 

 Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa., for the Winslow Homer Memorial Exhibi- 



