60 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1926 
and of 11 bound and 29 unbound catalogues of notable art collections, 
by Dr. William Schaus. 
PUBLICATIONS 
Holmes, W. H. Catalogue of Collections, II, National Gallery of Art. Govern- 
ment Printing Office, 1926. 8vo, pp. i-vi, 1-118, 42 plates and 38 ground 
plans. 
This is the second number of the catalogue series of the gallery which 
is to be issued from time to time as conditions warrant. It follows in 
general the form of Catalogue of Collections I, N. G. A., 1922, with additions 
of works received to date of printing. It contains an introduction by 
the director, giving a brief account of the development of the art interests 
of the Institution and an outline of the organization of the gallery. This 
is followed by a list of the art works acquired previous to November, 
1925, with brief biographies of the artists. 
Report on the National Gallery of Art for the year ending June 30, 
1925. Appendix 2, Report of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 
for the year ending June 30, 1925, pp. 48-56. 
Catalogue of an exhibition of early American paintings, miniatures, and silver, 
assembled by the Washington Loan Exhibition Committee, December 5, 1925- 
January 31, 1926, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C. Washington, 
1925, pp. 1-107, plates 15, with introductions on early American portraits by 
Miss Leila Mechlin, Washington; early American miniatures by Mr. Albert 
Rosenthal, Philadelphia; and early American silver by Miss Elizabeth B. 
Benton, Boston. 
Catalogue of a collection of busts of prominent personages in marble and 
bronze by Moses W. Dykaar, exhibited in the central room of the National 
Gallery, Natural History Building, United States National Museum, March 
5 to 20, 1926. Washington, D. C., 1926, pp. 1-4. 
Catalogue: Exhibition of modern Italian art under the patronage of His 
Majesty the King of Italy, organized by the Italian Ministry of Public 
Instruction. Introduction by Arduino Colasanti, director general of fine 
arts, Italy; foreword by Christian Brinton. Auspices of the Italy-America 
Society, Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, 1926. New York, 1926, 
24 pp.; 34 illustrations. 
Respectfully submitted. 
W. H. Hoitmns, Director. 
Dr. Cuartes D. Watcort, 
Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. 
