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This Page Was Intentionally Removed Due to a Research Restriction on All Corcoran Gallery of Art Development and Membership Records This page was intentionally removed due to a research restriction on all Corcoran Gallery of Art Development and Membership records. Please contact the Public Services and Instruction Librarian with any questions. -2- Quarterly Reports of the Curator, the Curator of Education, The ^Registrar and the^Art School for Second and Third Quarters, Approval of Minutes of the Committee on Works of Art and the Art School of October 24, 1966, Consideration of the purchase of the painting, Portrait of a j'1- Gentleman, by Joseph Blackburn offered by Osborne Galleries, Inc. for $13,000. ^f3. Submission of proposed forms of wording for certificate and diploma to be awarded to students of The Corcoran School of Art on completion of program of study. «^T4. Consideration of Gordon Hendrick's proposal for a grant of $200 for preIiminary research and travel expense re a proposed book on W, W. Corcoran, his collection, and the Gallery, Report of the Special Committee on Music of July 7, 1966, Report of Supervisor of Extension Services for Second and Third Quarters. ^T7. Resolution on election of Patron and Fellows in the Association Financial report of the Women's Committee for Period May 20, 1965 through July 31, 1966 and minutes of meetings of May 24 and September 27, 1966, Report of the Committee on Building and Grounds for Second and ^'9* Third Quarters. *<>20. Presentation of preliminary report by Mr, Avery Faulkner on the ArchitecturaI Survey, (This presentation will take 45 minutes 30 for the actual presentation and 15 for questions and answers ^ ^ (Hu fa sit. 21 . Discussion on instituting a fund raising effort. .,, ^ This page was intentionally removed due to a research restriction on all Corcoran Gallery of Art Development and Membership records. Please contact the Public Services and Instruction Librarian with any questions. 746 The Quarterly Reports of the Curator, the Curator of Education, the Registrar and the Art School were circulated for the information of the Trustees and were accepted and ordered placed on file. The Board approved the sale of John Singer Sargent's Daniel J. Nolan to Hirschl and Adler for $5,000. The Board, after discussion, requested the Director to assemble and submit to the inspection of the members of the Committee on Works of Art those American works of art not considered worthy of being included in the exhibition Past and Present nor to be included in Volumes I and II of the catalogue of the collection. The Committee may remove from this assem¬ blage any work it feels should be retained. Those works remaining would then be disposed of at the discretion of the Director. The Secretary reported briefly on the status of the Halpert collection and stated that no tangible progress had been made since the last meeting. The Secretary reported that the Daubigny Hamlet on the Seine Near Vernon had, with the approval of the President and the Chairman of the Committee on Works of Art, been sold to the Osborne Galleries for the sum of $10,000. At this point, the Dean of the Art School, Eugene E. Myers, was in¬ vited to attend the meeting and to present certain recommendations related to the Art School for the consideration of the Board. He reported changes in the curriculum for the next academic year which would further strengthen the program. The following new courses will be given: (1) Painting Workshop—Materials and Methods; (2) Mural Painting; (3) Basic design for graphics and (4) Art Appreciation. He recommended, and the Board approved, the following increases in fees and tuition: 1965-66 1966-67 Registration Fee 12.00 15.00 Late Registration Fee 5.00 5.00 Change of Class Fee 5.00 5.00 Classes: 15 hours or more weekly 150.00 175.00 g /g t? tt tr tr 120.00 140.00 g tr it ft tt 100.00 125.00 History of Art 75.00 100.00 Art Appreciation (new course) 100.00 He recommended and the Board approved the adoption of a system of awarding certificates and diplomas on the completion of prescribed courses of study in the Art School. This page was intentionally removed due to a research restriction on all Corcoran Gallery of Art Development and Membership records. Please contact the Public Services and Instruction Librarian with any questions. This page was intentionally removed due to a research restriction on all Corcoran Gallery of Art Development and Membership records. Please contact the Public Services and Instruction Librarian with any questions. 749 (2) Bronze, Boy and Heron by Frederick W. MacMonnies, offered by Mr. Louis E. Shecter. (3) Painting, Oliviz by Paul Reed, offered by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Roberts. (4) Watercolor, Alaska Series: Summer by Carl Heidenreich, offered by Dr. Henry Buxbaum. (5) Watercolor, Alaska Series: Winter by Carl Heidenreich, offered by Dr. Henry-Buxbaum. (6) Watercolor, Alaska Series: Tundra by Carl Heidenreich, offered by Dr. Henry Buxbaum. (7) Ishpahan carpet offered by Mr. and Mrs. Edward A Davis. The carpet was accepted for office use, not as a work of art. The following offers of unrestricted gifts were declined: (1) Painting, Contemporary 1000 by Mark Shecter, offered by Mr. Louis E. Shecter. (2) Watercolor, Ceremonial Dance by Ward Lockwood offered by Harriet Foster Bunn. (3) Painting, Head of a Woman by an unknown European artist, offered by Armistead Peter, III. The exchange of the painting Red Blouse by Jacob Kainen for Mother and Children was authorized. The exhibition Contemporary Australian Painting was authorized." The Secretary reported that the William Corcoran Eustis memorial by John Gregory had been removed to storage. The Secretary then called the attention of the Trustees to the pub¬ lication of Volume I of the catalogue on the American painting collection, copies of which were placed at each seat. The Board expressed its thanks to the staff on the publication. He stated that work was starting on the production of Volume II and it was hoped that foundation support might be found to facilitate its' publication. The Secretary also reported on an informal discussion which had taken place with the firm of M. Knoedler and Co. regarding a possible benefit exhibition for the Gallery to be held in New York. 750. : The meeting of .the Committee on Works of Art and the Art School adjourned at 12:25. .The Board reconvened at 12:26 and approved the action taken by the Committee on Works of Art and the Art School as stated above. .There being no further business to come before the Trustees the meeting was adjourned at 12:30. Respectfully submitted, July 1st, 1966 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION QUARTERLY REPORT Curator Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. The Curator of Education herewith submits the following report covering the period April 1st - July 1st, 1966. I. Docent Program For the first time the docent program did not end its season with the May 16th luncheon. A number of volunteers have con¬ tinued the operation for a limited summer program. Changes are also being made for the docent program in the Fall. The training of docents will be intensified, requirements have been increased and membership will be based on capabilities and intelligence as opposed to any other considerations. These changes are necessitated by the increasing role the Gallery is playing in education. With the area's greater awareness of the Corcoran's educational program, it is our goal to maintain our developing image by improved quality. II. Tour Statistics Due to the installation of the Past and Present exhibit, there were two weeks in April when tours were not given. There has, however, been a consistent rise in the number of tours. The total attendance for May 1966, for instance, doubles the attendance of the previous month and is almost four times that of March. The three month period of this quarter represents a 300% increase of numbers of tours given, and over a 300% increase in people served over the same period in 1965. April 1 - July 1 Total Attendance 1966 4974 Total Attendance 1965 1538 Number of Tours Given 1966 170 Number of Tours Given 1965 57 Proportion Children's Gallery Summer Program (Since June 14th) Attendance to date 215 Number of visits 16 III. Children* s Gallery The Children’s Gallery was officially opened on Sunday, June 12th. An 80 foot mural executed by elementary school children from Iowa was borrowed by the Women’s Committee for the opening. Professor Frank Wachowiak, Head - Art Education, University of Iowa and Professor Theodore Ramsay, Professor of Art, University of Michigan were brought to the opening by the Women’s Committee. Professor Ramsay, who had supervised the execution of the mural, began the day’s festivities with a lecture on Children’s Art at the Elementary Level in the Gallery’s auditorium. This was followed by a reception in the Children’s Gallery. The opening was well attended by professional educators from the area, as well as a surprise visit by the Hollywood personality, Vincent Price. The Children’s Gallery program has gained much publicity, not only in the area, but as far as Iowa, Houston and Long Island. A minimum of four articles has appeared in newspapers, and we have also received radio and television coverage. The result is that our morning program for children has been completely booked for the summer. Recognition has come from the Friends of the Arts in the Public Schools, the District School Board and the National Education Association. A summer program with Widening Horizons, anc. affiliate of the D.C. schools has also evolved. The project, which has already resulted in newspaper publicity, is expected to be covered by television.
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