Archives of American Art
Sidney Simon papers
Simon, Sidney, 1917-1997
AAA.simosidn
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23.7 Linear feet
2.21 Gigabytes
circa 1917-2008
bulk 1940-1997
The papers of sculptor, painter, and educator Sidney Simon measure 23.7 linear feet and 2.21 GB and date from circa 1917-2002, with the bulk of the papers dating from 1940-1997. The collection documents Simon's career through biographical material, correspondence, writings and notes, subject files, sketches, sketchbooks, printed and digital material, and photographs.
There is a 15.7 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2022 that includes exhibition files; commission files; project files; ledgers; photograph albums, slides, transparencies and glass plate negatives of works of art and installations and photographs of Simon, family and others; inventories of works of art; files relating to World War II including personal and professional photographs, blank postcards, sketches, printed material, and personnel information; unidentified CDs and a cassette with a letter from mother; journals with sketches and notes; biographical information including certificates and awards; printed material including catalogs and announcements and articles about Simon; appraisals; correspondence including posthumous letters of condolence; sketchbooks and drawings, including oversized student drawings and drawings for commissions and competitions; interviews with Simon on Hi8 tapes, mini DV; a scrapbook; and a zinc metal plate. Materials date from circa 1940-1997 and 2008.
Collection is in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Sidney Simon lent the Archives of American Art material for microfilming in 1965. Rene Simon, Simon's widow, donated the Sidney Simon papers in 2009. Additional material donated in 2022 by the Renee A. Simon Revocable Trust via trustees Barbara Sussman, Alexa Elam and Susanne Howard.
Separated Materials
The Archives of American Art also holds materials lent for microfilming (reel D210) including biographical material, correspondence, sketchbooks, scrapbooks, and photographs of Sidney Simon. Lent materials were returned to the lender and are not described in the collection container inventory.
Related Materials
The Archives has two oral history interviews with Sidney Simon conducted by Paul Cummings in October 17-November 8, 1973 and the Karl E. Fortress taped interviews with artists, [1963-1985].
Processing Information
This collection was processed to a minimal level and a finding aid prepared by Joy Goodwin in 2012. Born-digital materials were processed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2019 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collection Care and Preservation Fund. The 2022 addition is unprocessed.
Preferred Citation
Sidney Simon papers, circa 1917-2002, bulk 1940-1997. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Biographical / Historical
Sidney Simon (1917-1997) was a sculptor, painter, and educator who worked primarily in New York City and Truro, Massachusetts. Simon was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At the age of 14, he won a place as a special student at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1934 and from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1936. Simon also studied at the Barnes Foundation from 1937-1940. Simon received professional recognition early in his career; he was awarded the Prix de Rome Collaborative Prize in 1939 and the Edwin Austin Abbey Fellowship in mural painting in 1945.
In 1941, Simon enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the Army Corps of Engineers. Assigned to MacArthur's headquarters as an official war artist for the Southwest Pacific Theater, Simon was chosen to paint the signing of the peace treaty between the U.S. and Japan aboard the U.S.S. Missouri. He was discharged from the army with a Bronze Star and five presidential citations. In 1945, along with Bill Cummings and Henry Varnum Poor, Simon co-founded the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, where he later served as a director and a member of the Board of Governors. By the mid-1950s, Simon's interest shifted from painting to sculpture, creating works in wood, clay, and other media. Over the years, Simon collaborated with architects on a number of public and private commissions, including the doorway for the Downstate Medical Center, the Jewish Chapel at West Point, a playground sculpture for Prospect Park, and the totemic column for the Temple Beth Abraham. In addition to serving on the faculty at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Simon also taught at the Art Students League, Brooklyn Museum, and Parsons School of Design. An active champion of artists' rights, Simon established the New York Artists Equity Association. He participated in solo and group shows at the Graham Gallery, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, and the Sculptors Guild, among other venues.
In 1997, Sidney Simon died at the age of 80 in Truro, Massachusetts. Simon was divorced from Joan Crowell in 1964. He is survived by his wife, Renee Adriance Simon and five children from his first and second marriages.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged as 10 series.
Missing Title
- Series 1: Biographical Material, 1940-1998 (Boxes 1, 9; 0.7 linear feet)
- Series 2: Correspondence, 1936-2002 (Boxes 1-2; 1.2 linear feet)
- Series 3: Writings and Notes, 1943, circa 1960-1997 (Box 2; 0.4 linear feet, ER01-ER03; 2.21 GB)
- Series 4: Subject Files, 1940-1941, 1951-1997 (Boxes 2-4, 9; 1.8 linear feet)
- Series 5: Sketches, 1937-1942 (Box 4; 1 folder)
- Series 6: Sketchbooks, 1939-1995 (Boxes 4-5, 9; 0.5 linear feet)
- Series 7: Printed Material, circa 1933, 1942-1998 (Box 5; 0.3 linear feet)
- Series 8: Scrapbooks, 1978-1995 (Box 5; 0.1 linear feet)
- Series 9: Photographs, circa 1917-1997 (Boxes 5-10; 3.0 linear feet)
- Series 10: Unprocessed Addition, circa 1940-1997, 2008 (Boxes 11-27, OV 28-43; 15.7 linear feet)
Scope and Contents
The papers of sculptor, painter, and educator Sidney Simon measure 23.7 linear feet and 2.21 GB and date from circa 1917-2002, with the bulk of the papers dating from 1940-1997. The collection documents Simon's career through biographical material, correspondence, writings and notes, subject files, sketches, sketchbooks, printed and digital material, and photographs.
Biographical material chronicles Simon's academic training and professional activities through curriculum vitae, biographical accounts, and awards. Included are letters and memoranda, many from Forbes Watson pertaining to Simon's service as a combat artist in World War II. Also found is a transcript of an interview with Simon recounting his experiences in the Southwest Pacific. Simon's personal correspondence with colleagues, friends, and family includes scattered letters from Jacqueline Helion, Penelope Jencks, William King, Burgess Meredith, among others. Many letters are illustrated by Sidney Simon and others. General correspondence includes letters from artists, galleries, museums, public and religious institutions primarily relating to Simon's exhibitions and commissioned projects. Among the correspondents are Castle Hill, Truro Center for the Arts, Colby College, André Emmerich, Eric Makler Gallery, Xavier Gonzalez, Graham Gallery, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Interspersed among the files are letters of a personal nature. Other correspondence relates to Simon's faculty positions and his activities in professional organizations, e.g., Century Association, National Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.
Writings and notes include Simon's 1943 diary entries recording his activities in the Army Corps of Engineers, draft versions of writings and lectures, and notes. Included are digital audio recordings of Simon's lectures at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Subject files provide documentation on Simon's commissioned projects, select exhibitions and competitions, as well as his faculty positions and memberships in several arts organizations. Printed material consists of clippings, invitations, announcements, newsletters, and programs. Exhibition catalogs are of Simon's solo and group shows at galleries, museums, and art organizations from 1959-1966. Photographs are of Simon by Budd Brothers, Richard Pousette-Dart, and Bernard Gotfryd. There are a number of photographs of the artist in his studio and outdoors as well as of Simon's family and friends, including group photographs with Ellsworth Kelly, André Emmerich, Robert Motherwell, and Louise Nevelson. Also found are three personal and family albums and twenty-one photograph albums of Simon's paintings and sculptures.
There is a 15.7 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2022 that includes exhibition files; commission files; project files; ledgers; photograph albums, slides, transparencies and glass plate negatives of works of art and installations and photographs of Simon, family and others; inventories of works of art; files relating to World War II including personal and professional photographs, blank postcards, sketches, printed material, and personnel information; unidentified CDs and a cassette with a letter from mother; journals with sketches and notes; biographical information including certificates and awards; printed material including catalogs and announcements and articles about Simon; appraisals; correspondence including posthumous letters of condolence; sketchbooks and drawings, including oversized student drawings and for commissions and competitions; interviews with Simon on Hi8 tapes, mini DV; a scrapbook; and a zinc metal plate. Materials date from circa 1940-1997 and 2008.
Existence and Location of Copies
Materials lent for microfilming are available on 35mm microfilm reel D210 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Art -- Study and teaching
Sound recordings
Transcripts
Sketchbooks
Sketches
Interviews
War artists
Illustrated letters
Diaries
World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war
Educators -- New York (State) -- New York
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
Artists' studios -- New York (State)
Meredith, Burgess, 1907-1997
Gonzalez, Xavier, 1898-1993
King, William, 1925-2015
Nevelson, Louise, 1899-1988 -- Photographs
Motherwell, Robert -- Photographs
Hélion, Jacqueline
Gotfryd, Bernard
Kelly, Ellsworth, 1923- -- Photographs
Jencks, Penelope
Watson, Forbes, 1880-1960
Pousette-Dart, Richard, 1916-1992
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Emmerich, André
Century Association (New York, N.Y.)
Budd (Firm : New York, N.Y.)
Graham Gallery
Colby College
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture -- Faculty
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Biographical Material
Series 1
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0.7 Linear feet
Boxes 1, 9
1940-1998
Scope and Contents note
Biographical material includes obituary notices, eulogies read at Sidney Simon's memorial service, and an American Immigrant Wall certificate of registration in memory of Simon's parents. A biographical account by Lincoln Kirstein details Sidney Simon's participation in the U.S. Army's mural competition for soldiers. Included are award certificates for the William Emlen Cresson Prize Memorial Fund and the National Sculpture Society's C. Percival Dietsch Prize. The series also includes a circa 1994 interview with Sidney Simon recorded on five sound cassettes and the memorial service held for Sidney Simon recorded on one sound cassette.
Curriculum Vitae
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1956-1995
1
1
Biographical Accounts
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circa 1976-1997
1
2
United States Army Corps of Engineers
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1943-1945
1
3
Award Certificates
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1988-1990
1940
1
4
Scope and Contents note
Oversized material housed in Box 9
Transcript, Interview with Sidney Simon
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circa 1980
1
5
Interview with Sidney Simon
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5 Sound cassettes
circa 1994
1
6-8
Remarks on Sidney Simon's 75th Birthday
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1987
1
9
Obituaries
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1997
1
10
Eulogies for Sidney Simon
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1997-1998
1
11
Memorial Service for Sidney Simon
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1 Sound cassette
1997
1
12
Certificate of Registration, The American Immigrant Wall of Honor
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1990
1
13
Oversized Award Certificate from Box 1, Folder 9
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1988
9
Correspondence
Series 2
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1.2 Linear feet
Boxes 1-2
1936-2002
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence consists of letters, telegrams, faxes, postcards, and greeting cards. Included are letters of a personal nature between Simon and his artist friends and colleagues; correspondents discuss family matters, daily activities, and work projects. There are copies of Simon's outgoing letters and drafts of writings. Included are single letters from Fritz Bultman (1 postcard), Jacqueline Helion, Penelope Jencks, William King, Burgess Meredith, and Judith Shahn.
General correspondence, for the most part is with galleries, museums, public and religious institutions relating to scheduling of exhibitions, commissioned projects, and sales of artwork. Other letters document Simon's active involvement in a number of professional organizations, such as the Architectural League of New York, Century Association, the National Academy of Design, the New York Chapter of Artists Equity Association, and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Found are records of Simon's teaching positions at Amherst College, the Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, and the New School. Among the correspondents are Castle Hill, Truro Center for the Arts, Colby College, André Emmerich, Eric Makler Gallery, Xavier Gonzalez, Graham Gallery, Ruth Millerick, Museum of Modern Art, Anne Poor, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. There are single letters from Sigmund Abeles, Benny Andrews, Varujan Boghosian, Helen Frankenthaler (1 postcard), Bernard Gotfryd, Walker Hancock, Milton Hebald, William King, Burgess Meredith, Paul Resika, Hughie Lee-Smith, among others. Found are illustrated letters by Simon and others, including a handmade Christmas card from William Zorach.
Arrangement note
Correspondence, for the most part, is arranged in alphabetical order and filed chronologically thereafter. Correspondence is arranged as two subseries.
Missing Title
- 2.1. Personal Correspondence, 1936-1943, 1966-1997
- 2.2. General Correspondence, 1941, 1950-2002
Personal Correspondence
2.1
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1966-1997
1936-1943
A-B
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1966-1997
1
14
C-D
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1979-1997
1
15
E-G
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1986-1996
1
16
H-J
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1982-1997
1
17
K-L
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1979-1997
1
18
M-P
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1979-1997
1
19
R
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1980-1997
1936-1937
1
20
S-T
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circa 1980-1997
1
21
U-W
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1996-1997
1
22
Unidentified Names
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circa 1980-1996
1
23
War Art Unit, Southwest Pacific Theatre
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1942-1943
1
24
Greeting Cards
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1950-1996
undated
1
25
General Correspondence
2.2
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1941
1950-2002
A
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1963-1997
1
26-27
B
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1962-1997
1
28
C
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1960-1997
1
29-30
D
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1981-1995
1
31
E
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1962-1982
1
32
F
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1978-1996
1
33
G
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undated
1962-1996
1
34
H
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1962-1996
1
35
I-K
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1959-1997
1
36
L
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1962-1996
1
37
M
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1960-1979
1
38
M
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circa 1980-1997
2
1
N
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1960-1997
2
2
O
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1977-1995
2
3
P-Q
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1960-1997
2
4
R
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1960-1997
2
5
S
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undated
1941
1960-2002
2
6-8
T
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1966-1991
2
9
U-V
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1960-1982
2
10
W-Z
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1962-1997
1950
undated
2
11
Ilegible Names
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1966-1990
1953
undated
2
12
Unidentified
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circa 1970-1996
undated
2
13
Writings and Notes
Series 3
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0.4 Linear feet
Box 2
2.21 Gigabytes
ER01-ER03
circa 1960-1997
1943
Scope and Contents note
This series includes drafts of Simon's writings on art-related topics, biographical accounts on Philip Guston and others, and a memorial tribute to Simon's long time friend, E.J. Kahn. Found are scattered lists of costs and sales of artwork. A notebook includes Simon's notes on his early career, the difference between painting and sculpture, and the challenges of working on architectural projects; presumably the notes were prepared for a lecture. Three lectures by Sidney Simon held at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture are Included as digital audio recordings.
Arrangement note
The series is arranged by format.
Diary
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1943
2
14
Diary
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1982-circa 1986
2
15
Notebooks
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circa 1980
undated
2
16
Lectures and Notes
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1993-1995
2
17
Various Writings and Notes
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circa 1960
2
18-19
Sidney Simon's Lecture at Skowhegan (1975), Digital Audio Recording
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0.704 Gigabytes
13 computer files
2019
Partial recording only.
ER01
Sidney Simon's Lecture at Skowhegan (1982), Digital Audio Recording
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0.799 Gigabytes
13 computer files
2019
ER02
Sidney Simon's Lecture at Skowhegan (1983), Digital Audio Recording
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0.704 Gigabytes
14 computer files
2019
ER03
Subject Files
Series 4
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1.8 Linear feet
Boxes 2-4, 9
1940-1941
1951-1997
Scope and Contents note
The majority of the files relate to Simon's public and private commissioned works. Also found is documentation on
select competitions and exhibitions as well as teaching positions and professional memberships. Files contain biographical material, correspondence, letters of recommendation, exhibition schedules, minutes of meetings, organizational reports in addition to business-related documentation, e.g., contracts, loan receipts, agreements, sales and price lists. Among the printed materials are press releases, newsletters, clippings, brochures, and programs. Photographic materials are of Sidney Simon in his studio, his works in progress, and on-site installations.
Arrangement note
This series has been arranged alphabetically by subject.
Academy of Arts and Letters
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1966
2
23
American Academy of Arts and Letters
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1969-1993
2
24
Architectural Sets, Negatives
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circa 1963-1990
2
25
Architectural Sculpture, Multiple Photograph Sets
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1956-1990
2
26
Ars Nova Gallery
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1988-1989
undated
2
27
Art Commission, Inc
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1980-1987
2
28
Art Students League
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undated
1973-1975
1996
2
29
Art Students League, Biographical Information
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1978-1997
2
30
Artists Equity Association
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1987-1996
2
31
Awards
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1940-1941
2
32
Berkeley Competition
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circa 1980
2
33
Boston College Museum of Art
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1994
2
34
Castle Hill, Truro, Massachusetts
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1988-1996
2
35
The Century Association
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1985-1996
2
36
Circus Mobile
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1994-1996
1963
2
37
Commissions
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1986-1989
3
1
Competitions
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circa 1977-1981
3
2
Competition, Art in Public Buildings, Dade County, Florida
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1978
3
3
"Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood" (1994 June 26-October 23)
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1994
3
4
Downstate Medical Center
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1967
3
5-6
Family of Man Award
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1963-1980
3
7
Galleries
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1987-1996
3
8
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, Application Form
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circa 1986
3
9
Long Point Gallery
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1981-1996
3
10
Maquettes, Synagogues
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1979
3
11
Mneme
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1976
3
12
Models for Temple Beth Abraham and Walt Whitman High School
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1956-1958
3
13
Museums
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1989-1995
3
14
National Sculpture Society
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1988-1997
3
15
Our Lady of the Angels Seminary
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1964
3
16-17
The New England Holocaust Museum
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1991
3
18
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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1995-1997
3
19-20
Philadelphia Fountain Competition, Photographs and Negatives
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1964-1965
3
21
Police Memorial Battery Park Competition
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1990
3
22
Prospect Park Playground, Animals
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1989
1966
3
23
Provincetown Art Association and Museum
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3
General Correspondence
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1994-1996
3
24
Working Notes
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1995
3
25
Photographs
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1995
3
26
Sidney Simon Retrospective Exhibition
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2 Videocassettes (VHS)
Includes duplicate copy.
1995
3
27
Sidney Simon Retrospective Exhibition, Edited Version
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1 Videocassettes (VHS)
1995
3
28
Sidney Simon Retrospective Exhibition
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1 Videocassettes (Video 8)
1995
3
29
Sales and Price Lists
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1951-1977
3
30
Scattered Notes and Receipts for Commissions and Exhibitions
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circa 1970-1993
3
31
Sculptors Guild, Inc
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1989-1995
1971-1977
3
32
Synagogue Correspondence, Jewish Religious Art
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1957-1960
4
1
Temple Beth Abraham
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1956-1958
4
2-3
Temple Maquette, The Wall of the Dead
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circa 1991
4
4
Temple Maquette, Column of Light
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circa 1992
4
5
Universities
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1976
undated
4
6
Wellfleet Exhibition, Photographs
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1969
4
7
West Point
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1985-1996
4
8-9
Woodland House, Papers and Accounts
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1963
1985-1996
4
10
Works in Progress, Sculptures
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circa 1964
4
11
Worldwide Plaza
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4
Correspondence
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1987-1990
4
12
Contracts, Modern Art Foundry
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1988-1989
4
13
Sketches, Plans, and Source Material
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1987-1989
4
14
Scope and Contents note
Oversized material housed in Box 9
Articles
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1989-1995
1945
4
15
Photographs
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1990
4
16
Oversized Sketches, Plans, and Source Material from Box 4, Folder 14
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1987-1989
9
Sketches
Series 5
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1 Folder
Box 4
1937-1942
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of sketches of figure studies and busts. Included is a preliminary study of Simon's Three Graces, which won the Posner Prize for Painting and two studies done for the Prix de Rome Collaborative Prize at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Among the sketches are photographs of Simon's murals, drawings, and paintings depicting scenes of army life.
Early Sketches and Student Work
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1937-1942
4
17
Sketchbooks
Series 6
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0.5 Linear feet
Boxes 4-5, 9
1939-1995
Scope and Contents note
Nine sketchbooks contain drawings and preliminary sketches of nudes, figure studies, and portraits. Several sketchbooks were titled by the artist; some are annotated. Interspersed among the pages are loose sketches, notes, and clippings. A sketchbook contains photographic copies of Simon's drawings of the U.S. Army Corp's landing at Leyte in the Philippines; other drawings depict Simon's observations of the soldiers' activities aboard ship and in the field, preparing foxholes and dispensing medical care to the Filipinos.
Arrangement note
Sketchbooks are arranged in chronological order.
Sketchbook 1
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1939-1946
4
18
Sketchbook 2, "Landing at Leyte, Philippines" (Disbound)
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1943-1945
4
19
Sketchbooks 3 and 4, "France, '48"
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1948
4
20
Sketchbook 5, "France, '49"
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1949
4
21
Sketchbook 6, "Notes 1952"
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1952
4
22
Sketchbook 7, "Game Series"
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1953-1957
4
23
Sketchbook 8
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1955
undated
4
24
Sketchbook 9
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circa 1960
5
1
Scope and Contents note
Oversized material housed in Box 9
Sketchbook 10, "Century Sketches"
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1995
5
2
Oversized Sketchbook 9 from Box 5, Folder 1
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circa 1960
9
Printed Material
Series 7
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0.3 Linear feet
Box 5
1942-1998
circa 1933
Scope and Contents note
Printed material includes invitations, announcements, newsletters, and programs. News and magazine clippings include exhibition notices, articles about Simon, and reviews of the artist's architectural projects. A clipping of the U.S. Army's landing on Wadke Island in the Philippines features a photograph of the invasion taken by Sidney Simon. Catalogs document Simon's participation in annual exhibitions held at the National Academy of Design, the National Sculpture Society, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Miscellaneous printed material primarily consists of newsletters.
Arrangement note
This series is arranged by record type.
Clippings
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1942-1994
circa 1933
5
3
Invitations
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1978-1997
5
4
Announcements
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1967-1998
5
5-6
Exhibition Catalogs
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1959-1996
5
7-10
Newsletters
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1975-1998
5
11
Programs
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1967-1994
undated
5
12
Miscellaneous Printed Material
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circa 1985-1996
5
13
Scrapbooks
Series 8
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0.1 Linear feet
Box 5
1978-1995
Scope and Contents note
A scrapbook for a proposed commission for the Jackson Memorial Hospital includes a handwritten proposal, design sketches, and cost breakdowns. Two scrapbooks of Simon's 1995 retrospective exhibition at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum contain a catalog and on-site installation views.
Arrangement note
Scrapbooks are arranged in chronological order.
Scrapbook 1, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Ambulatory Care Center
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1978
5
14
Scrapbook 2, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, "Sidney Simon, 40 Years of Work" (1995 August 18-October 30, Disbound)
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1995
5
15
Scrapbooks 3-5, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, "Sidney Simon, 40 Years of Work" (1995 August 18-October 30)
Archival Resource Key
1995
5
16
Photographs
Series 9
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3 Linear feet
Boxes 5-10
circa 1917-1997
Scope and Contents
Photographs are of Sidney Simon alone and with family members, friends, and colleagues. Many of the photographs are publicity shots of the artist in his studios in New York and Truro, Massachusetts or working on his sculptures outdoors.
There are photographs of Sidney Simon at an exhibition held at the American Academy in Rome and of Simon with his family. Included is a group photograph of Sidney Simon with Robert Cronbach, Ellsworth Kelly, and Henry Geldzahler as well as individual photographs of Simon with André Emmerich, Robert Motherwell, and Louise Nevelson.
Three personal and family photograph albums include photos of Simon as a child and youth with his mother, father, and other family members. An album of snapshots documents Simon's activities as artist-in-residence at the American Academy in Rome and at the Salzburg Seminar for American Studies; some printed material can be found interspersed among the pages. Twenty-one photograph albums house black and white copy prints and color snapshots that document Simon's paintings and sculptures.
Arrangement
This series is arranged as two subseries.
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- 9.1: Photographs of People and Artwork, circa 1930-1996
- 9.2: Photograph Albums, circa 1917-1997
People and Artwork
9.1
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circa 1930-1996
Sidney Simon
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1942-1996
5
17-19
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Sidney Simon and Family Members
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circa 1956-1990
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20
Sidney Simon with Colleagues and Friends
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circa 1968-1996
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21
"Artwork by Sidney Simon, prior to 1938-1940"
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circa 1930-1937
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Photographs of Sculptures and Mobile
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circa 1930-1937
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23
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Scattered Photographs of Artwork
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circa 1963-1981
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24
Oversized Photographs of Sidney Simon
from Box 5, Folder 17
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1942-1964
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Oversized Photographs of Sculptures and Mobile from Box 5, Folder 23
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1957-1963
9
Photograph Albums
9.2
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circa 1917-1997
Volume 1: Sidney Simon with Family, Friends, Colleagues
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circa 1917-1940
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1
Volume 2: Sidney Simon with Family Members
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circa 1918-1939
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2
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Volume 3: "Rome, American Academy and Salzburg, Austria Seminar"
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1969-1972
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3
Volume 4: "Paintings, Sculptures, and Murals"
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1935-1941
6
4
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Volume 5: Sculptures - "Figurative Reliefs and Medals"
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1951-1994
6
5-6
Volume 6: Sculptures, "Portrait Heads, Busts, and Abstracts"
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1952-1997
6
7-8
Volume 7: "Mirror Series"
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1953-1975
6
9
Volume 8: Sculptures, "Black and White Photos"
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circa 1956-1990
6
10
Volume 9: "Sculptures"
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1958-1959
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11
Volume 10: "Mobiles"
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1962
6
12
Volume 11: Sculptures, "Extra Color Prints and
Negatives"
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circa 1963-1990
6
13-14
Volume 12: Sculptures, "Playground in Prospect Park"
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1966
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1
Volume 13: "Sculpture"
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circa 1968-1973
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2
Volume 14: Sculptures
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1969-1973
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3
Volume 15: "Proposal for Sculpture for Jackson Memorial Hospital Ambulatory Care Center, University of Miami"
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1979
7
4
Volume 16: "Works for Architecture"
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1958-1965
7
5
Volume 17: "Two Works for Architecture"
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1958-1965
7
6
Volume 18: "Three Works for Architecture -
Corpus, St. John, Downstate Medical Center, and Temple Beth Abraham"
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1964-1966
7
7
Volume 19: "West Point Jewish Chapel" (Disbound)
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1984-1986
7
8
Volume 20: "The Four Seasons Fountain, Worldwide Plaza" (Disbound)
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1988-1989
7
9
Volumes 21-22: "The Four Seasons Fountain, Worldwide
Plaza"
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1988-1989
7
10
Volumes 23-24: "Sidney Simon: 40 Years of
Work" (1995 August 18-October 30, Disbound)
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1995
8
1
Volume 25: "Master Set of Color Prints for
Commissions, Matisse's Mirror, Medals, Long Point Show, Competitions, and Terra Cotta"
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1956-1994
8
2-3
Oversized Volume 2: Sidney Simon with Family Members from Box 6, Folder 2
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1942-1996
9
Oversized Volume 4: "Paintings, Sculptures,
and Murals" from Box 6, Folder 4
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1935-1941
10
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circa 1940-1997; 2008
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