Simon Lissim was born in Kiev, Ukraine at the turn of the 19th century. He studied at the art school of A.S. Monko as of 1917. In 1919, Lissim emigrated, and as of 1920, he was studying at the art... Read full biography
Simon Lissim was born in Kiev, Ukraine at the turn of the 19th century. He studied at the art school of A.S. Monko as of 1917. In 1919, Lissim emigrated, and as of 1920, he was studying at the art school of Reimann in London and living in Wiesbaden and London. From the end of 1921 to 1940, Lissim... Read full biography
Simon Lissim was born in Kiev, Ukraine at the turn of the 19th century. He studied at the art school of A.S. Monko as of 1917. In 1919, Lissim emigrated, and as of 1920, he was studying at the art school of Reimann in London and living in Wiesbaden and London. From the end of 1921 to 1940, Lissim was living and working in Paris. In 1922 he was studying at the French National School of Decorative Arts, and by 1923 Lissim was working at the famous Theatre de L'Oeuvre in Paris. His set design for... Read full biography
Simon Lissim was born in Kiev, Ukraine at the turn of the 19th century. He studied at the art school of A.S. Monko as of 1917. In 1919, Lissim emigrated, and as of 1920, he was studying at the art school of Reimann in London and living in Wiesbaden and London. From the end of 1921 to 1940, Lissim was living and working in Paris. In 1922 he was studying at the French National School of Decorative Arts, and by 1923 Lissim was working at the famous Theatre de L'Oeuvre in Paris. His set design for that theatre's 1924 production of Hamlet won Lissim a Silver Medal from the 1925 International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Paris. In Europe, Lissim worked with set and costume designs for theatre and opera in Paris and Barcelona, including... Read full biography
Simon Lissim was born in Kiev, Ukraine at the turn of the 19th century. He studied at the art school of A.S. Monko as of 1917. In 1919, Lissim emigrated, and as of 1920, he was studying at the art school of Reimann in London and living in Wiesbaden and London. From the end of 1921 to 1940, Lissim was living and working in Paris. In 1922 he was studying at the French National School of Decorative Arts, and by 1923 Lissim was working at the famous Theatre de L'Oeuvre in Paris. His set design for that theatre's 1924 production of Hamlet won Lissim a Silver Medal from the 1925 International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Paris. In Europe, Lissim worked with set and costume designs for theatre and opera in Paris and Barcelona, including Rimsky-Korsakov and Borodin productions. Lissim emigrated to the United States in 1940. From... Read full biography
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
The American Collections Columbus Museum of Art
1988
Columbus Museum of Art
271 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947