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ILLUSTRATED LECTURE ON THE GALLERY. 



As a means of promoting the development of the gallery by mak- 

 ing its existence and collections known to the people, a lecture has 

 been prepared by the director, the step being due largely to the 

 urgent request of Mrs. Summers, wife of the Hon. J. W. Summers, 

 Hepresentative in Congress from Washington State, who has pre- 

 sented it a number of times in his home State. A brief introduction 

 is followed by the presentation of 75 slides, mostly in color, repre- 

 senting the Smithsonian buildings and their surroundings and the 

 more noteworthy works of painting and sculpture preserved in tlie 

 gallery, with brief biographies of the artists. The lecture is to be 

 placed at the disposal of such persons throughout the country as may 

 desire to present it. 



THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART COMMISSION. 



The National Gallery Commission, organized in accordance with 

 plans formulated by the Eegents of the Smithsonian Institution, 

 held its first or organizing meeting on June 25, 1921, and its first 

 annual meeting on December 6 of that year. The proceedings of 

 the organizing meeting are outlined in the annual report for that 

 year, and the proceedings of the meeting of December 6 may be 

 here briefly outlined. 



The meeting was held in the Regents' Eoom of the Smithsonian 

 Institution, members present being: Daniel Chester French (chair- 

 man), Herbert Adams, Edwin H. Blashfield, Joseph H. Gest, 

 William H. Holmes (secretary ex-officio), John E. Lodge, Frank 

 Jewett Mather, jr. (vice chairman), Gari Melchers, Charles Moore, 

 James Parmelee, Herbert L. Pratt, Edward W. Eedfield, Charles 

 D. Walcott (ex-officio). 



The report of the executive committee, which met at the Cosmos 

 Club on the evening of the 5th of December, was submitted and 

 reports of the 11 subcommittees Avere received. These commit- 

 tees are as follows : 



1. American painting, Edward W. Redfield, cliairman. 



2. Modern European painting, Gari Melchers. chairman. 



3. Ancient European painting, Franlc Jewett Mather, jr., chairman. 



4. Oriental art, John E. Lodge, chairman. 



5. Sculpture, Herbert Adams, chairman. 



6. Architecture, , chairman. 



7. Mural paint. ng, Edwin H. Blashfield, chairman. 



8. Ceramics, Joseph H. Gest, chaii-man. 



9. Textiles, , chairman. 



10. Prints, James Parmelee, chairman. 



11. Portrait gallery, Herbert L. Pratt, chairman. 



The reports of the chairmen were received with interest, and 

 numerous additions to the membership were made. 



