Theodore Spicer-Simson
from a portrait by Henry Caro Delvaille
Born25 June 1871 Edit this on Wikidata
Le Havre Edit this on Wikidata
Died1 February 1959 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 87)
Miami Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
OccupationSculptor, medalist Edit this on Wikidata
Spouse(s)Margaret Spicer-Simson Edit this on Wikidata

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.[1][2][3] Some of his medallions included engravings of people such as Leo and Ella Mielziner, Henri Monod, and James Stephens.[2]

Biography

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.[3] In 1899, the couple returned to Paris due to the United States' joining the Spanish-American War. Spicer-Simson died on February 1, 1959, after a long illness.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Margaret Spicer-Simson - Artist". MacDowell. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  2. 1 2 "Theodore Spicer-Simson - Artist". MacDowell. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  3. 1 2 3 "Theodore Spicer-Simson collection - Archival Collections". atom.library.miami.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
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