SECRETARY'S REPORT oil 
EXHIBITIONS 
During the fiscal year 1949 the following exhibitions were held at 
the National Gallery of Art: 
American Paintings from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art. Exhi- 
bition of American paintings, featuring a group of portraits from Pocahontas to 
General Eisenhower. Continued from previous fiscal year, through July 11, 1948. 
American Folk Art. Exhibition consisting of 104 water-color renderings from 
the Index of American Design. July 18 to September 7, 1948. 
American Graphic Art from the Eighteenth Century to the Present Day. 
Selection from the collections of the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institu- 
tion, and the National Gallery of Art. September 19 to November 14, 1948. 
Paris the Favorable Climate. Exhibition of prints and drawings by Bonnard, 
Vuillard, Maurice Denis, Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac, and Matisse, arranged in 
memory of Frank Crowninshield. November 21, 1948, to January 11, 1949. 
Michelangelo’s ‘‘David.’’ Lent to the National Gallery of Art by the Italian 
Government. January 24 to June 28, 1949. 
Gulbenkian Collection of Egyptian Sculpture. Lent for an indefinite period to 
the National Gallery of Art by C. 8. Gulbenkian. Opened January 30, 1949. 
Studies of Medieval Cathedrals. Exhibition of photographic studies lent to 
the National Gallery of Art by Clarence Ward, head of the Department of Fine 
Arts, Oberlin College. January 30 to February 13, 1949. 
Gulbenkian Collection of Eighteenth Century French Objects. Additions to 
earlier loan by C. S. Gulbenkian, on exhibition at the National Gallery of Art 
for an indefinite period. Opened February 20, 1949. 
American Paintings from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art. Feb- 
ruary 20 to April 10, 1949. 
Early Italian Engraving. Exhibition of early Halian engravings, lent to the 
National Gallery of Art by various museums and anonymous lenders. April 17 
to June 19, 1949. 
R. Horace Gallatin Collection. Exhibition of prints bequeathed to the National 
Gallery of Art by Mr. Gallatin. Opened June 26, 1949. 
The following exhibitions were displayed in the cafeteria corridor 
of the National Gallery of Art during the fiscal year 1949: 
Whistler Prints. Rosenwald Collection; one gift of Myron A. Hofer. Con- 
tinued from previous fiscal year through July 18, 1948. 
Audubon Prints. Mrs. Walter B. James Collection. July 20 to December 12, 
1948. 
Index of American Design. Water-color renderings of early American toys. 
December 13, 1948, to February 15, 1949. 
Index of American Design. Water-color renderings of early American furniture 
and textiles. February 16 to March 28, 1949. 
Legros Prints. George Matthew Adams Collection. March 29 to May 15, 
1949. 
Seymour Haden Prints. Rosenwald Collection and gift of Miss Elisabeth 
Achelis. May 16 to June 12, 1949. 
Ostade Prints. Rosenwald Collection and gift of Mrs. Addie Burr Clark. 
Opened June 13, 1949. 
