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Title: Simon Toparovsky papers
Date (inclusive): 1995-
Collection number: 1734
Creator:
Toparovsky, Simon.
Extent:
1 box (.5 linear ft.)
3 oversize boxes.
Abstract: Simon Toparovsky is a designer and sculptor whose work has been exhibited internationally. The collection consists of printed
material, exhibition brochures and catalogs, artwork, and clippings in English and Italian.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English,
Italian.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Simon Toparovsky, 2006 and 2007.
[Identification of item], Simon Toparovsky papers (Collection 1734). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
5458699
Simon Toparovsky studied at Temple University, University of California, Berkeley, and California College of Arts and Crafts
in Oakland. He began his professional career as an apprentice to hand bookbinders in the United States and England, where
he studied the restoration and conservation of rare books. In 1976 he was chosen as the head of the apprenticeship program
at the Center for Book Arts in New York. While there he taught and created original work, some of which has been acquired
by the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and the Smithsonian Institution. In the 1980s, Toparovsky transitioned from working
with visual books to creating narrative sculptures. He creates both private and public art, including, in 2002, the design
for the main altar crucifix for the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels in Los Angeles. His other works have been exhibited and
purchased by such organizations as the Museum of Modern Art (New York) and the Getty Center (Los Angeles). Toparovsky lives
and works in Los Angeles, California and Milan, Italy.
This collection documents exhibitions of sculptor Simon Toparovsky. The catalogs, brochures, artwork, and clippings in it
are derived from several of his solo and collaborative efforts from 1995 to ca. 2007. Languages of the material are English
and Italian.
Arranged by exhibition title:
- Ex occidente lux
- Flight of Icarus
- La costituzione Americana
- Tutte le storie.
- Qui Del Dicible
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
COLLECTION CONTAINS DIGITAL MATERIALS: Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. To access digital
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
Simon Toparovsky donated material from several of his exhibitions in 2006 and the material was rehoused and described. In
2007, Mr. Toparovsky donated additional materials relating to the exhibition Qui Del Dicibile. Processed by Elizabeth Sheehan
in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), 2006. Additions to the collection were processed by Kelley Wolfe
Bachli in 2008.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Toparovsky, Simon--Archives.
Sculptors--Archival resources.