Early Career
After art school, Simon apprenticed to hand bookbinders in the U.S. and England, studying restoration and conservation of rare books. In 1976 he was invited to head the new apprenticeship program at the Center for Book Arts in New York. While living and teaching there, he created artist books. His Tikal Codex, was acquired by the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum of the Smithsonian Institution and was awarded the special designation “first book as art for the permanent collection”.
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