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The Norton Simon Art Foundation (NSAF) was established in 1954 as The Hunt Foods Charitable Foundation. It is the culmination of several foundations formed by companies owned by the industrialist and art collector Norton Simon (1907–1993). In July 1965, NSAF made its first art purchases—two large bronze figures by Alberto Giacometti. Today ...
Norton Simon’s wealth derived from numerous business ventures, ranging from the creation of a sheet metal distribution company to the triumphant revival of Hunt Foods, Inc., to the eventual formation of Norton Simon Inc., a multi-industry conglomerate that comprised companies such as Hunt-Wesson Foods, McCall’s Publishing, Canada Dry Corp., Max Factor cosmetics, and Avis Car Rental.
Tickets to the Norton Simon Museum. The Norton Simon Museum is delighted to welcome you to our galleries and garden. Advance tickets are recommended but not required. Members check-in at the membership desk (no reservations required). Tickets are released approximately one week prior to each one-month block.
Saturday. 12:00 - 7:00 p.m. Sunday. 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. Please note the final entry time for non-members or visitors without tickets is 45 minutes before the Museum closes. Directions. The Museum is located at 411 W. Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena on the corner of Orange Grove and Colorado Boulevard at the intersection of the Foothill (210) and ...
Over the course of his three decades of collecting, Norton Simon assembled one of the finest collections of 19th-century French art in an American museum. The artist toward whom Norton Simon gravitated most from this era was Edgar Degas (1834–1917), who is represented in the collection not only by his paintings, but by pastels, drawings ...
Norton Simon (5 février 1907-2 juin 1993) est un industriel et philanthrope américain connu pour avoir été l'un des principaux actionnaires de la société agricole Hunt's Foods, puis devenu millionnaire a investi dans d'autres sociétés, dont McCall's Publishing, Canada Dry ou Avis.
The Norton Simon Foundation; Object Type. Search by object type: Keywords. Keywords. Materials. Materials. Accession Number. Accession Number. RESET SEARCH. Norton Simon Museum. 411 West Colorado Boulevard Pasadena, California 91105. 626.449.6840 Map & Directions. Sunday 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Monday 12:00 pm ...
