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[[underlined]]Lee Bronson[[/underlined]], present member of the NMAfA Commission; retired California manufacturer, major American collector of African art (collection has been shown at the Museum), major patron of the Museum.

[[underlined]]John Duncan[[/underlined]], present member of the Commission; former Commissioner of the District of Columbia, former Chairman of the NMAfA Commission.

[[underlined]]Michael Sonnenreich[[/underlined]], international attorney, representative of Arthur M. Sackler (possible major patron); formerly member of the museum's Board before NMAfA joined the Smithsonian.

[[underlined]]Sylvia Boone[[/underlined]], professor of art history at Yale; has traveled widely in Africa.


[[underlined]]Acquisition of Stuart's "Edgehill" Portrait of Jefferson[[/underlined]]

   The Secretary noted for the record that, in response to the Acting Secretary's letter of June 15 (below), the Regents have unanimously concurred in the proposed purchase of Gilbert Stuart's "Edgehill" portrait of Thomas Jefferson and approved the following motion:

VOTED that, in anticipation of continuing the Regents' Collections Acquisition Program beyong fiscal year 1982, the Board of Regents concurs in the proposed agreement for the purchase of Gilbert Stuart's "Edgehill" portrait of Thomas Jefferson, as described in Phillip S. Hughes' letter of June 15, 1982.

The Secretary added that the acquisition has proceeded as outlined, and this unique portrait is now shared by the National Portrait Gallery and Monticello at a cost of $500,000 to each institution.  The display of the portrait will alternate between the two every three years, similar to the arrangement between the Gallery and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston for display of the Stuart portraits of George and Martha Washington.  It is anticipated that the Jefferson portrait will first be exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in the spring or early summer 1983, at a time to coincide with the departure of the Washingtons for Boston.