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THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART.

Care of the Collections.

geology in the old building and installed in the foyer of the new museum.

In a letter dated July 12, 1912, Mr. Arthur T. Hill requested that his painting, entitled, "After a Storm, Amagansett," recently added to the Evans collection, receive certain specified attention on account of the delicate nature of the mediums in which it was painted. His instructions were compiled with in every respect and a typewritten copy of his instructions was pasted on the backing of the picture.

An oil painting of George Washington, attributed to Stuart, turned over to the Institution some years ago by the Interior Department and hung temporarily in the regents' room, was hung in the Gallery during the year. The following statement is pasted on the