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Thayer, Scofield, 1889- print view role Collector dates 1889-1982 city New York City state NY other cities Worcester, MA; Edgartown, MA; Chicago, IL; Vienna, Austria; Hamilton, Bermuda; Miami, FL; sex M historical notes Scofield Thayer (1889-1982) graduated from Harvard in 1913 and attended Magdalen College, Oxford. With J. Sibley Watson, he purchased Dial Magazine in 1919, and served as its editor until 1925, publishing works by many leading Modernists. During this time, Thayer also built his collection of modern art and oversaw the publication of the portfolio Living Art. He suffered a severe breakdown in 1925, from which he never recovered, and died in May 1982. He married Elaine Orr in 1916; they divorced in 1921. (Dial/Scofiled Thayer Papers, 1879-1982) Thayer purchased modern art by Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Schiele, Munch, Derain, Demuth, and Klimt, some of which appeared as illustrations in his magazine. decades of activity 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 updated 03/22/2024 12:09:30 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives Dial/Scofield Thayer papers, 1879-1982 (bulk 1920-1925) see details... Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives Dial Press records, 1924-1983. see details... Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives Dial/Scofield Thayer papers : addition, 1885-1928. see details... «  back