48 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1945 



October 5 through 29, 1944- — Exhibition of 96 portraits, by Enit 

 Kaufman, called "The American Century." 



November 3 through 26, 1944- — The Seventh Metropolitan State Art 

 Contest, held under the auspices of the D. C. Chapter, American 

 Artists' Professional League, assisted by the Entre Nous Club. 

 There were 215 exhibits, consisting of paintings, sculpture, prints, 

 and metalcraft, by 121 artists. 



December 14, 1944, through January 14, 1945. — Exhibition of 78 

 miniatures by 45 artists, by The Pennsylvania Society of Miniature 

 Painters. Reprint of catalog was published by the National Collec- 

 tion of Fine Arts. 



Januai^y 4 through 28, 1945. — Exhibition of 135 water colors of 

 Latin America, by Carl Folke Sahlin, Art Director of the Pan Amer- 

 ican League of Miami, was sponsored by the Pan American Union. 

 A catalog was published by the Pan American Union. 



February 2 through 25, 1945. — Exhibition of 66 paintings by 

 modern Cuban painters, was sponsored by the Cuban Ambassador 

 and the Pan American Union. A catalog was published by the Pan 

 American Union. 



March 4 through April 1, 1945. — Exhibition of 89 paintings and 6 

 pieces of sculpture by members of the Society of Washington Artists. 

 A catalog was published by the Society. 



April 10 through 30, 191+5. — Exhibition of the 82 drawings pre- 

 sented to the United States by the French Republic in 1915. 



PUBLICATIONS 



Tolman, R. P. Report on the National Collection of Fine Arts for the year 

 ended June 30, 1944. Appendix 3, Report of the Secretary of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution for the year ended June 30, 1944, pp. 39-43. 



Wenley, A. G. Report on the Freer Gallery of Art for the year ended June 30, 

 1944. Appendix 4, Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 

 for the year ended June 30, 1944, pp. 44-50. 



Respectfully submitted. 



R. P. Tolman, Acting Director. 

 Dr. A. Wetmore, 



Secretary, /Smithsonian Institution. 



