Simon, Sidney, 1917-1997
Sculptor, Painter
Size: Transcript: 123 pages.
Format: Originally recorded on 3 tape reels. Reformated in 2010 as 6 digital wav files. Duration is 6 hr., 24 min.
Summary: An interview of Sidney Simon conducted 1973 October 17-November 8, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.
Sidney Simon (1917-1997) was a sculptor and painter from New York, N.Y.
These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
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