Theodore Spicer-Simson
Theodore Spicer-Simson (25 June 1871 - 1 February 1959) was a French sculptor and medallist, who married and lived with Margaret Spicer-Simson in Paris. Some of his medallions included engravings of people such as Leo and Ella Mielziner, Henri Monod, and James Stephens.
Also recorded as Theodore Spicer Simson · T. Spicer-Simson
Theodore Spicer-Simson
Henry Caro Delvaille (French, 1876-1928) · Public domain
- Born
- 1871 · Le Havre.
- Died
- 1959 · Coconut Grove.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United States
- Occupation
- sculptor · painter · medalist
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Honours
- J. Sanford Saltus Medal Award
- Languages
- English
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Theodore Spicer-Simson was born on June 25, 1871, to parents Frederick John Simson and Dora Mary Spicer. He was educated at various boarding schools abroad across Europe. After he graduated, he enrolled in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. While in Paris, he met Margaret Schmidt whom he traveled to Washington D.C., with and married on July 1, 1896. In 1899, the couple returned to Paris due to the United States' joining the Spanish-American War. They eventually settled in Bourron, near Fontainebleau, in a house named 'Volets Verts'. In December 1940, he was interned at the Vauban barracks camp in Besancon, France. Spicer-Simson died on February 1, 1959, after a long illness.
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Theodore Spicer-Simson is recorded as having received J. Sanford Saltus Medal Award.
signed and dated "Henry Caro Delvaille 1917" l.r., titled on the tacking edge. Oil on canvas, sizes to 39 x 40 1/2 in.,
Henry Caro Delvaille (French, 1876-1928)
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1871
Theodore Spicer-Simson born at Le Havre.
1959
Theodore Spicer-Simson died at Coconut Grove.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Theodore Spicer Simson and T. His recorded language was English. He married Margaret Schmidt Spicer-Simson. Spicer-Simson received J. Sanford Saltus Medal Award.
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