Amory C. Simons photographic materials
name: label: Creator
content: Simons, Amory C. (Amory Coffin), 1869-1959
label: Names
content: Grafly, Charles, 1862-1929
topic: label: Occupation
content: Animal sculptors
label: Topic
content: Equestrian artists -- Photographs
label: Topic
content: Equestrian statues -- Photographs
label: Topic
content: Sculptors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was a 1968 gift of Mrs. Paul Fitchen, Chester Beach's daughter, who found the papers in her basement. Beach and Simons were close friends.
creator: label: Creator
content: Simons, Amory C. (Amory Coffin), 1869-1959
setName: label: See more items in
content: Amory C. Simons photographic materials
abstract: label: Summary
content: The photographic materials of equestrian sculptor, Amory C. Simons, measure 0.7 linear feet and date from circa 1910 to circa 1984, with the bulk of the material dating from circa 1910 to circa 1920s. The collection includes four letters to Simons, photographic prints, negatives, and glass plate negatives of horses and riders including New York City police and mounted models, and other miscellaneous subjects.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Born in Charleston, South Carolina, sculptor and educator Amory Coffin Simons (1869-1959), was known for his animal statuettes, and for his equestrian sculpture in particular. 

Simons studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under John J. Boyle, Charles Grafly, and Thomas Eakins, before moving to Paris and studying at the Académie Julian where he was awarded honorable mention in the 1900 and 1906 Paris Salons. He also received the 1922 Speyer Prize in the annual exhibition at the National Academy of Design in addition to other honors. 

Simons moved to Santa Barbara, California, where he taught at the Santa Barbara School of the Arts beginning in the 1920s. He died in California in 1959.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.7 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1910-circa 1984
label: Date
content: bulk circa 1910-circa 1920s
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.simoamoc
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as one series.

Series 1: Amory C. Simons Photographic Materials, circa 1910-circa 1984 (0.7 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Acetate negatives were made from sixty-seven nitrate negatives in the collection in circa 1984. The glass plate negatives were re-housed in 2015 with a grant provided by the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund. The collection was processed and a finding aid written by Stephanie Ashley in 2018.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The photographic materials of equestrian sculptor, Amory C. Simons, measure 0.7 linear feet and date from circa 1910 to circa 1984, with the bulk of the material dating from circa 1910 to circa 1920s. The collection includes four letters to Simons, photographic prints, negatives, and glass plate negatives of horses and riders including New York City police and mounted models, and other miscellaneous subjects.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also has the Amory C. Simons papers, ca. 1890-1934. This collection comprises 0.2 linear feet of materials related to Simons's activities as a student and sculptor in Paris.