Lissim, Simon, 1900-1981
Variant namesArtist and stage designer who emigrated from Russia to France in 1919, and from France to the United States in 1941.
From the description of Simon Lissim Papers, ca. 1919-1982. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 320409768
Porcelain, theater, and metalwork designer. Born, Kiev, Russia, 1900. Lissim left Russia in 1919 and moved to Paris where he resided until 1940. In all of Lissim's designs, his appreciation for nature is apparent in his use of fish, birds, flowers, and other motifs.
From the description of Simon Lissim Collection, 1924-1981. (Smithsonian Institution Libraries). WorldCat record id: 39134677
Professor of Art.
Lissim lived from 1900 to 1981.
From the description of Papers, [ca. 1925]-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155503285
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Simon Lissim design | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| creatorOf | Lissim, Simon, 1900-1981. Simon Lissim Papers, ca. 1919-1982. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Miscellaneous theatrical costume designs, ca. 1914-1978. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| creatorOf | Lissim, Simon, 1900-1981. Miscellaneous manuscripts. | New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection | |
| creatorOf | Lissim, Simon. 1900-1981. Simon Lissim design. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | Simon Lissim Papers | National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center | |
| referencedIn | Miscellaneous theatrical set designs, 1661-1975 and undated. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Vera Zorina papers | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. James Johnson Sweeney correspondence, 1961-1967. | Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | |
| referencedIn | Lissim, Simon : Biographical file. | Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center | |
| referencedIn | Miscellaneous theatrical costume designs, ca. 1914-1978. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Lissim, Simon, 1900- : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| creatorOf | Lissim, Simon, 1900-1981. Simon Lissim Collection, 1924-1981. | Smithsonian Institution. Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Freedley, George, 1904-1967. George Freedley papers, 1861-1971, 1935-1966. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Miscellaneous theatrical set designs, 1661-1975 and undated. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | George Freedley papers, 1861-1971, 1935-1966 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| creatorOf | LISSIM, SIMON. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
| referencedIn | Stravinsky-Diaghilev Foundation research files, 1920-1989. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| creatorOf | Lissim, Simon, 1900-1981. Artist file. | Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives | |
| creatorOf | Papers, [ca. 1925]-1981. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars. Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars records. 1927-1949. | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division |
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| associatedWith | Bakst, Léon, 1866-1924. | person |
| associatedWith | Boulme, Claude. | person |
| associatedWith | Castleton China, Inc. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | City University of New York. City College. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Claude Boulme, Inc. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Freedley, George, 1904-1967. | person |
| associatedWith | Georg Jensen sølvsmedie, A/s. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lenox China (Firm) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Manufacture nationale de Sèvres. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Stravinsky-Diaghilev Foundation. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Zorina, Vera. | person |
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Birth 1900-10-24
Death 1981-05-31
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