American, 1917 - 1997
A painter and sculptor, Simon was educated at the Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburg (1931-1936); the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia (1934-1941); the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (1936-1941); the Barnes Foundation (1937-1940); and the Grande Chaumiere, Paris (1948-1949). Among his teachers were Samuel Rosenberg and George Harding. He received the Edwin Austin Abbey Prize for the Study of Mural Paintings and the Cresson Travelling Scholarship at the Pennsylvania Academy in 1940.
He served in the Pacific during World War II and was placed in charge of organizing the Army War Artists for the War Department in 1943. He directed the Soldier Mural Projects at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, was was Official Combat Artist in the South West Pacific Area.
Simon was one of the founders of the Skowhegan School in Maine and taught there between 1946 and 1958, and again in 1975-1976. He has also served on the faculties of various schools in New York including the Cooper Union, the Brooklyn Museum School, the New School for Social Research, the Art Students League, and the Parsons School of Design. In 1969-1970, he was artist in residence at the American Academy in Rome.
Among his notable works are The Family, a group sculpture used in the film "David and Lisa"; the Family of Man Medal executed for the Protestant Council of New York and which was presented to John F. Kennedy in 1963; The Circus, a mobile for Woodland House, Hartford, Conn.; and the entrance sculpture for the 747 Building in New York, created in 1972.
At the National Academy, Simon has served on the Council since 1987, and taught at the Academy school in 1989 [workshop?]. He won the Academy's Gold Medal in 1980 for Piggy's Back Seat Driver (see below); the Dessie Greer Prize in 1983 for Blithe Spirit; and the Maynard Prize in 1987 for the painting, Lady on the Beach. [N.B.: NAD catalogue, 1987, calls this picture Lady OF the Beach; but Simon lists it in his c.v. as Lady On the Beach]
Simon lives in New York City and is represented by the
He served in the Pacific during World War II and was placed in charge of organizing the Army War Artists for the War Department in 1943. He directed the Soldier Mural Projects at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, was was Official Combat Artist in the South West Pacific Area.
Simon was one of the founders of the Skowhegan School in Maine and taught there between 1946 and 1958, and again in 1975-1976. He has also served on the faculties of various schools in New York including the Cooper Union, the Brooklyn Museum School, the New School for Social Research, the Art Students League, and the Parsons School of Design. In 1969-1970, he was artist in residence at the American Academy in Rome.
Among his notable works are The Family, a group sculpture used in the film "David and Lisa"; the Family of Man Medal executed for the Protestant Council of New York and which was presented to John F. Kennedy in 1963; The Circus, a mobile for Woodland House, Hartford, Conn.; and the entrance sculpture for the 747 Building in New York, created in 1972.
At the National Academy, Simon has served on the Council since 1987, and taught at the Academy school in 1989 [workshop?]. He won the Academy's Gold Medal in 1980 for Piggy's Back Seat Driver (see below); the Dessie Greer Prize in 1983 for Blithe Spirit; and the Maynard Prize in 1987 for the painting, Lady on the Beach. [N.B.: NAD catalogue, 1987, calls this picture Lady OF the Beach; but Simon lists it in his c.v. as Lady On the Beach]
Simon lives in New York City and is represented by the
