Art Inventory
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Thayer, Polly, 1904-2006
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content: Polly Thayer (Starr) papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4.6 Linear Feet (Box 13-17)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1940-1999
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.thaypoll, Series 9
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: All of the art inventory and photographs catalogs were originally compiled and arranged by art consultant Wendy L. Swanton before the collection arrived at the archives.  The order created by Wendy L. Swanton was retained.  

The 15 disbound art inventory binders are arranged by inventory number, whereas the 4 photographs catalogs contain the same artwork arranged alphabetically by subject.  The original subject headings for the photographs catalogs were retained.  Some of the photographs in the photographs catalogs were kept in their plastic sleeves which had stickers that presumably indicate artwork that was sold or given away.  

There is one folder of miscellaneous art inventories at the end of the series.  These inventories were originally scattered throughout the collection and are unrelated to the disbound binders compiled by Swanton.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Art inventory records include 15 disbound binders of art inventory lists that include photographs and descriptions of artwork.  The records represent art inventory at Polly Thayer's studio at 198 Beacon Street, Boston.  Each page has a photograph of an artwork and its inventory number, along with descriptive information such as the title, dimensions, and medium.  There are an additional four disbound binders of photographs of the same works of art. 

There is also one folder of partial inventories of art which were originally scattered throughout the collection.