Albert Simons ID: 127 | This file appears in: Simons Center/Cato Center This portrait of architect and Art History Professor Albert Simons, for whom the Simons Center is named, is by William Halsey, for whom the Halsey Institute is named. Halsey, a Charleston native and acclaimed painter, was founding faculty member of the College’s Studio Art program. Courtesy of the College of Charleston. Download Original File "Albert Simons" appears in: Simons Center/Cato Center