Edith Simon
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Edith Simon was a British
, artist
author
, sculptor and historian
active mainly in Edinburgh
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Born in Berlin, Germany, she learnt English at the age of 14 when her parents moved to Britain. She was a prolific artist, inventing a unique papercutting technique. She also wrote many fiction and non-fiction books.
United Kingdom
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, artist
Artist
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author
Author
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, sculptor and historian
Historian
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active mainly in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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Born in Berlin, Germany, she learnt English at the age of 14 when her parents moved to Britain. She was a prolific artist, inventing a unique papercutting technique. She also wrote many fiction and non-fiction books.
Works
- The Golden Hand
- The Great Forgery, Little Brown
- The Twelve Pictures
- The Making of Frederick the Great, Greenwood Press, England, 1977 ISBN 978-0-8371-9440-0
- Luther Alive
- The Saints, Penguin Books, London, 1968
External links
- A Genuine Fake, Book Review of The Great Forgery, Time Magazine, 1961
- http://www.edith-simon.com Edith Simon Website with full catalogue
- The Recessionists Website