REPORT OF THE SECRETARY 



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This competition engaged the talents of the best men in the archi- 

 tectural profession throughout the world, 22 nations being repre- 

 sented, and not only the prize design, by John M. Howells and 

 Raymond M. Hood, associates, of New York (who became the 

 architects of the building), but also those receiving other prizes 

 and honorable mentions, were shown. The exhibit was placed on 

 view by the Chicago Tribune in cities throughout the country at 

 the chapters of the American Institute of Architects, fine art societies 

 and art institutions, architectural schools, and universities, and was 

 procured for the national gallery through the efforts of the Hon. 

 Frederic A. Delano, Regent of the Smithsonian Institution. 



THE HENRY WARD RANGER FUND 



The paintings purchased during the year by the council of the 

 National Academy of Design from the fund provided by the Henry 

 Ward Ranger bequest, with the names of the institutions to which 

 they have been assigned, are as follows: 



"The Fall Round Up," by Carl Rungius, N. A. (No. 11 in the 

 1922 report), recorded as assigned to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 

 has been transferred to the Bruce Art Museum, Greenwich, Conn. ; 

 and " Repose of Evening," by Ben Foster (No. 12 in the 1922 report) , 

 recorded as assigned to the San Francisco Museum of Art, has been 

 transferred to the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. 



It may be mentioned in this place that, as provided by the terms 

 of the bequest, all works purchased by the Ranger fund are later 

 subject to transfer to the National Gallery, as directed in the fol- 



