REPORT OF THE SECRETARY 47 



ATTENDANCE 



The Gallery has been open to the public every day from 9 until 

 4:30 o'clock, with the exception of Mondays, Christmas Day, and 

 New Year's Day. 



The total attendance of visitors coming in at the main entrance 

 was 140,881. The total attendance for week-days, exclusive of Mon- 

 days, was 94,221; Sundays, 46,660. The average week-day attend- 

 ance was 365; the average Sunday attendance, 897. The highest 

 monthly attendance was reached in April (30,837) and in August 

 (14,084) ; the lowest monthly attendance in December (6,413). 



There were 1,600 visitors to the main office during the year. The 

 purposes of their visits were as follows : 



For general information 354 



To see objects in storage 348 



Far Eastern paintings 98 



Tibetan paintings 3 



Near Eastern paintings and manuscripts 33 



East Indian paintings 5 



American paintings 83 



Whistler prints 14 



Oriental pottery, jade, bronzes, sculptures 82 



Byzantine objects 2 



American pottery 1 



Washington Manuscripts 27 



To read in the library 201 



To make tracings and sketches from library books 5 



To see building and installation 15 



To obtain permission to photograph or sketch 7 



To submit objects for examination 159 



To examine or purchase photographs 370 



To see members of the staff 230 



To see the exhibition galleries on Mondays 40 



LECTUEES AND DOCENT SERVICE 



Three illustrated talks were given by members of the staff before 

 three local organizations. Upon request, 15 groups, ranging from 

 2 to 15 persons (total 149), were given instruction in the study 

 rooms, and 10 groups, ranging from 10 to 50 persons (total 262), 

 were given docent service in the exhibition galleries. 



PERSONNEL 



On February 15, 1937, Thomas K. Fullalove, painter, retired, after 

 16 years of most excellent service. 



Grace T. Whitney worked intermittently at the Gallery between 

 October 15, 1936, and June 30, 1937, on translations of Persian texts. 

 EespectfuUy submitted. 



J. E. Lodge, Curator. 

 Dr. C. G. Abbot, 



/Secretary/, Smithsonian Institution. 



