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Art and History, Auburn, N. Y.; Smith College Museum of Art, 
Northampton, Mass.; and the Inter-American Office of the Nationa] 
Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C., for circulation in South America. 
Five special exhibitions were held at Alverthorpe Gallery, Jenkin- 
town, Pa., for the Tyler School of Art. 
VARIOUS GALLERY ACTIVITIES 
During the period from July 1, 1945, through June 30, 1946, a total] 
of 52 Sunday evening concerts were given in the East Garden Court 
of the Gallery. The concerts were free to the public and were attended 
by over 50,000 persons. During March 1946, the Third American 
Music Festival was held and attracted national as well as local interest. 
Special suppers for service men and women were held every Sunday 
night, during the war years, in the staff dining room of the National 
Gallery of Art. Approximately 7,280 service men and women, many of 
them in the service of our allies, attended. These suppers, free to the 
guests, were made possible by generous contributions received from 
friends and the staff of the National Gallery of Art. 
Four additional prints of the 16-mm. sound version of the film, 
“National Gallery of Art,” were acquired, making a total of six prints 
now owned by the Gallery. Of these, one is now on indefinite loan at 
the American Embassy in Paris, and a second one was taken by Mr. 
Walker, Chief Curator of the Gallery, for showing abroad. Prints of 
the film were borrowed by 13 institutions and individuals for showing. 
A total of 186 color reproductions of works of art in the National 
Gallery have been assembled, labeled, and framed. These reproduc- 
tions, arranged in sets according to schools, were purchased by the 
General Federation of Women’s Clubs for circulation among its clubs 
in this country. 
A total of 3,235 copies of press releases, 177 special permits to copy 
paintings in the Gallery, and 86 special permits to photograph in the 
Gallery were issued. 
INDEX OF AMERICAN DESIGN 
On July 1, 1945, a new section, staffed by a supervisor and two assist- 
ants, was organized to carry out all work connected with the Index of 
American Design. During the year, the 22,000 drawings were classi- 
fied and filed. Plans were formulated for lending Index drawings, and 
in this connection, working contacts have been established with many 
private individuals, art museums, historical societies, etc. About 
20 exhibitions of selected drawings were assembled and circulated. 
A total of 160 original designs and 66 photographs were selected for 
