SECRETARY’S REPORT 4] 
An oil painting, Moonlight, by Albert Pinkham Ryder, was lent 
to the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, to be in- 
cluded in an exhibition of paintings by Ryder from October 17 to 
November 30, 1947. (Returned December 10, 1947.) 
Eight pieces of porcelain from the Alfred Duane Pell bequest, 
were lent to Howard University, Washington, D. C., to be included 
in an exhibition of ceramics made between 450 B.C. and A.D. 1946, 
held from October 16 through November 30, 1947. (Returned Decem- 
ber 5, 1947.) 
Four oil paintings, Grand Canal, Venice; The Windmill, Dordrecht, 
Holland; Leonie; and Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, by Eugene L. 
Vail, were lent to the Engineers Club, 1325 E Street NW., Washington, 
D.C. (Returned June 25, 1948.) 
An oil painting, The Flags (The Piazza San Marco, Venice), by 
Eugene L. Vail, was withdrawn by the National Gallery of Art. This 
painting was donated to the National Collection of Fine Arts by the 
artist’s widow, subject to the condition that it be offered to the National 
Gallery of Art at the time it is eligible to become a part of that collec- 
tion. It is understood that the painting shall be kept in the custody 
of the National Gallery of Art and may be loaned to the Department 
of State for the decoration of our Embassy in Ottawa. 
An oil painting, Portrait of John Graham of Claverhouse, by Mary 
Beale, was lent with the consent of the owner, the Bruce Corporation, 
Ltd., to the British Overseas Airways Corporation, for a Scottish Dis- 
play, June 21 to 30, 1948. 
LOANS RETURNED 
A water color, Coal Barge, Capri, 1880, by William H. Holmes, lent 
to The White House, January 25, 1946, was returned February 10, 1948. 
THE HENRY WARD RANGER FUND PURCHASES 
The paintings purchased by the Council of the National Academy 
of Design from the fund provided by the Henry Ward Ranger bequest, 
which, under certain conditions, are prospective additions to the Na- 
tional Collection of Fine Arts, and the names of the Institutions to 
which they have been assigned, are as follows: 
Title Artist Assignment 
120. Sunlight on the Waterfront---_-- erdinands Hy sW/arren join Ate pees saeee a oe see See oe 
(elect) (1899- ). 
121 Village Greens ss-=- = 220 ee JonunePikesNecAes (elect) yl Oll—)e| Bea see nee ee eae 
122 City By-Waye nen eee Joon Laylor G89%—1) aa ee Hickory Museum of Art, 
Hickory, N. C. 
128. Gravel, Fish and Soya Beans_--| Carl Gaertner (1898- )_-_-----.__- Sheldon Swope Art Gallery, 
Terre Haute, Ind. 
124 SL ODStenn er ee ee AN GTOW Winter, eNEwAG US0s— eee sen ee oe Lee 
125. Patio Royale, New Orleans___-- Robert: PhilippwNwAS G895—yp) es |P Eee ee eee eset iit see 
