Walter Simon

Biography

Walter Augustus Simon Jr. (June 18, 1916 – August 28, 1979) was an American painter, teacher, foreign service officer, and cultural affairs officer. Having a career that spanned over five decades, Simon is best known for his abstract oil on canvas paintings, specifically 715 Washington St., which portrayed his apartment building in the Greenwich Village area of Manhattan that also acted as an artist salon.

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