SECRETARY’S REPORT 33 
paintings on an exhibition tour. The following institutions were 
scheduled to participate in the tour: 
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, N. Y. 
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. 
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass. - 
Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Mich. 
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio. 
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minn. 
M. H. De Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, Calif. 
Los Angeles County Museum of History, Science and Art, Los Angeles, Calif. 
City Art Museum of St. Louis, St. Louis, Mo. 
Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio. 
CURATORIAL ACTIVITIES 
The Curatorial Department accessioned 1,360 new gifts to the Gal- 
lery during the year. Advice was given in the case of 205 works of 
art brought to the Gallery for opinion, and 21 visits were made in 
connection with proffered works of art. More than 500 research 
problems were investigated in response to inquiries received by the 
Gallery. During the year 16 lectures and 4 lecture courses were given 
by members of the curatorial staff. Charles Seymour, Jr., gave a 
series of lectures on Renaissance art at the Johns Hopkins Univer- 
sity, and carried on special research in Europe in connection with the 
Gallery’s sculpture collection. 
Changes were made in the installation of the Bliss Collection of 
Pre-Columbian Art, to accommodate additional art objects loaned to 
the Gallery by Robert Woods Bliss. The cataloging and filing of 
photographs in the George Martin Richter Archive is continuing, 
with the gradual enlargement of the collection. 
Further activities of the department are indicated under the heading 
of “Publications.” 
RESTORATION AND REPAIR OF WORKS OF ART 
Necessary restoration and repair of works of art in the Gallery’s 
collections were made by Stephen S. Pichetto, Consultant Restorer to 
the Gallery. All work was completed in the Restorer’s studio in the 
Gallery, with the exception of the restoration of one painting, work 
on which was completed in Mr. Pichetto’s New York studio. 
PUBLICATIONS 
During the year an article by Mr. Cairns, “The Future of Musical 
Patronage,” was contributed to a symposium, “Music and Criticism,” 
edited by Richard F. French, published by Harvard University Press, 
Cambridge, Mass. It also appeared in the Atlantic Monthly. A lec- 
