List, 1987

A sales receipt was issued for each object sold at the May Show. The receipt identifies the purchaser and the artist's name and piece. However, the copy retained by the museum does not always list the price of the art object. The only original receipts in the collection are for the years 1958-1968, 1976, and 1990. Sales slips that provide the name of the artist, the object bought, and the signature of the purchaser, are available from 1959 to 1967. Lists of all patrons' purchases are available for 1986-1989 and 1993. Photocopies of postcards sent to artists notifying them of the purchaser of their piece of art are available for the years 1980 and 1983-1984. These cards list the names and addresses of the artists and the names and addresses of the buyers, but do not include sale prices for the object sold. Finally, the subseries contains index cards that list the artist's name and all of the buyers of duplicates of artwork. These cards also do not always list the price of the artwork for sale. Sales slips for 1969 and 1971-1973 can be found in the records of the Registrar's office (accession A1999-017). Additional receipts for artwork purchased from 1974-1993 are located in the records of the finance division (A1997-000).