David Mickenberg, director of the Block Gallery, believes that Simon's murals are one of the most important groupings of the WPA, and that his later drawings, prints, paintings and photographs are a reflection of an artist concerned with issues that helped form modern America. Simon lost his eyesight to glaucoma in 1978. He died in 1995 during preparations for this Block Gallery exhibition. The private collection of Simon's works is on loan from Norbert and David Simon, the late artist's two sons. The Mary and Leigh Block Gallery is located at 1967 S. Campus Drive, on the Arts Circle of the Northwestern University Evanston campus.
Facilities are accessible to the disabled.
Starting Sept. 19, hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays and noon to 8 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. Admission is free to the gallery and outdoor sculpture garden.