Museum Collections
Luce Center
BORO/STANLEY/SIMON/PRESIDENT
Object Number:
2008.18.1.9
Date:
1984
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Description:
"BORO/STANLEY/SIMON/PRESIDENT." White letters on blue.
Gallery Label:
Simon was Bronx Borough President from 1979-1987, when, faced with federal indictments in a major municipal scandal, he resigned in order to save his pension. He was sentenced to five years in prison.
Credit Line:
Gift of Glen Fleischman
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