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Michel Sima Biography
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1912 |
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Born in Slonim, Poland
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1929 |
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Traveled to Paris to become a sculptor and studied at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière
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1931 - 1936 |
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Met important members of the art world, including Francis Picabia, Constantin Brancusi, Pablo Picasso, Max Ernst, and Gertrude Stein
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1942 - 1945 |
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Was arrested and deported to Blechhammer concentration camp
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1946 |
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Photographed Picasso at work, specifically his creative process for "La joie de vivre"
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1951 - 1961 |
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Devoted himself to photographing artists and photographed nearly all of the artists of the Ecole de Paris
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1987 |
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Died in Tauriers, Ardèche, France
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