Simon turned to sculpture, and had a long career of teaching, making, and exhibiting, until his death in New York City in 1980.

[4] Simon tried to "influence [the organization's] future in protection of artists in a world where patronage no longer exists.

"[1] The association opened the Broome Street Gallery and exhibited work by notable artists including Noguchi, Willem de Kooning, and Chaim Gross.

[5] He regularly exhibited in the Silvermine Guild gallery's group shows, in 1958 with Minna Hirkavy,[6] and in 1959 alongside the realist painter, Elizabeth Barker.

Simon's sculpture, El Torro, is featured in the permanent Provincetown Art Collection.