Family Card - Person Sheet
NameMichael Sonnabend
Birth25 Nov 1900, Poland
Death1 Jun 2001, New York, New York
Spouses
Birth28 Oct 1914, Bucarest, Romania
Death21 Oct 2007, New York, New York
FatherMihai Schapira (ca1887-)
MotherMarianne Schwartz (?1888-1955)
Marriage1960
ChildrenAntonio (Adopted)
Notes for Michael Sonnabend
2nd husband.
SSDI:
Michael SONNABEND
SS#093-28-1697
b.25 Nov 1900
d.1 Jun 2001
Res.New York, New York, NY 10012
SS# issued inNY
New York Times obituary
“Born in Poland in 1900, Mr. Sonnabend came to the United States with his parents when he was a young child. He grew up in Buffalo, N.Y. He was no older than his early 20's when he went to Paris, where he supported himself as a tour guide to the city's cultural and architectural riches. This activity sparked an interest in visual art and also helped immerse him in Paris's teeming cultural life. During this period he traveled throughout Europe on almost no money. He learned Italian so he could read Dante in the original and also became fluent in French and Spanish.
He returned to New York only when forced to by World War II. Once more, he followed his interests into the city's cultural environment, especially whatever was downtown and bohemian. It was uptown, however, while attending a class on psychology at Columbia University, where he and the Castellis met and became friends.”
SSDI:
Michael SONNABEND
SS#093-28-1697
b.25 Nov 1900
d.1 Jun 2001
Res.New York, New York, NY 10012
SS# issued inNY
New York Times obituary
“Born in Poland in 1900, Mr. Sonnabend came to the United States with his parents when he was a young child. He grew up in Buffalo, N.Y. He was no older than his early 20's when he went to Paris, where he supported himself as a tour guide to the city's cultural and architectural riches. This activity sparked an interest in visual art and also helped immerse him in Paris's teeming cultural life. During this period he traveled throughout Europe on almost no money. He learned Italian so he could read Dante in the original and also became fluent in French and Spanish.
He returned to New York only when forced to by World War II. Once more, he followed his interests into the city's cultural environment, especially whatever was downtown and bohemian. It was uptown, however, while attending a class on psychology at Columbia University, where he and the Castellis met and became friends.”