APPENDIX 3 

 REPORT ON THE FREER GALLERY OF ART 



Sir: I have the honor to submit the third annual report on the 

 Freer Gallery of Art for the year ending June 30, 1923. 



THE COLLECTION 



Work completed during the year includes the examination, classi- 

 fication, and preliminary cataloguing of Chinese and Japanese stone 

 sculptures and jades begun in 1922. New work undertaken includes 

 the preliminary cataloguing and final storage of Chinese and Japa- 

 nese bronzes, lacquers and wood sculptures, Near Eastern and 

 Egyptian pottery, and miscellaneous objects of bone, ivory, metal, 

 glass, etc., from various sources. Much additional work has been 

 done on the preservation of oil paintings, and one Chinese kakemono 

 has been remounted in panel form. The autumn, winter, and early 

 spring were largely devoted to the installation of exhibits and to 

 other preparations for the opening of the gallery to the public on 

 May 2, involving the construction of cases according to designs pre- 

 viously made, the designing of pedestals, special stands, mounts, 

 and easels and the execution of these under direct supervision of the 

 curator and the superintendent, the choice, exhibition, and labeling 

 of objects, the transfer of books to shelves provided for them in the 

 east study room, and the preparation of a brief pamphlet setting 

 forth the history of the Freer collection, together with necessary in- 

 formation regarding the purpose and use of the building and col- 

 lection. This pamphlet was given to visitors during the opening 

 week and has since been sold for 5 cents a copy, having reached a 

 second printing of 3,000 copies. In June the making of identifica- 

 tion photographs for the catalogue cards was begun. 



BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT 



Work accomplished during the year includes the completion of 

 several undertakings mentioned in the second annual report, such 

 as finishing gallery walls and floors, picture frames and screen boxes, 

 as well as many new tasks completed or begun and the inevitable re- 



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