58 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1946 
World War I, by John Elliott (1858-1925), from our permanent 
collection. 
November 2 through 28, 1945—The Eighth Metropolitan State 
Art Contest, held under the auspices of the District of Columbia 
Chapter, American Artist’s Professional League, assisted by the 
Entre Nous Club. There were 412 exhibits, consisting of paintings, 
sculpture, prints, and metalcraft. 
December 9, 1945, through January 6, 1946.—The forty-fourth an- 
nual exhibition of miniatures by the Pennsylvania Society of Miniature 
Painters, consisting of 100 miniatures. Reprint of catalog. 
January 8 through 27, 1946—Exhibition of 53 portraits by Alfred 
Jonniaux was held under the patronage of His Excellency, Baron 
Robert Silvercruys, Belgian Ambassador to the United States. A 
catalog was published by the artist. 
February 1 through 24, 1946—A Century of the Greeting Card 
(1846-1946), courtesy of Brownie’s Blockprints, Inc., of New York, 
creators of the Brownie Greeting Cards. There were 186 panels 
containing 949 cards. A catalog was privately published. 
March 1 through 31, 1946—Exhibition of 538 oil and water-color 
paintings, by Charles P. Gruppe (1860-1940). 
April through 28, 1946.—Exhibition of 54 paintings of Siam by 
students of the School of Arts and Crafts, Bangkok, held under the 
auspices of the Royal Siamese Legation. 
May 12 through 29, 1946.—Biennial Exhibition of National League 
of American Pen Women, including 582 art objects. 
June 7 through 16, 1946—Scholastic Calendar Art Competition, 
sponsored by the Washington Post, including 150 paintings. 
Respectfully submitted. 
R. P. Torman, Acting Director. 
Dr. A. WeTmorg, 
Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. 
