Salvatore Grippi

Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017) was an American artist and founder of the art department at Ithaca College.

Salvatore Grippi
Born(1921-09-30)September 30, 1921
Buffalo, New York
DiedNovember 30, 2017(2017-11-30) (aged 96)
Brewster, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
EducationAlbright Art School, Museum of Modern Art School, Art Students League of New York, Atelier 17
Known forpainting, printmaking

Biography

Grippi was born in Buffalo, New York on September 30, 1921. He attended the Albright Art School and the Museum of Modern Art School.[1] He served in the armed forces during World War II. Upon his return he studied at the Art Students League of New York and the Atelier 17 print studio.[2] He was the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship which he used to study at the Istituto Statale d’Arte in Florence.[1]

Grippi taught at several art schools including the Cooper Union Art School, the School of Visual Arts, and Pomona College.[3] He founded the art department at Ithaca College.[4]

He died on November 30, 2017 in Brewster, Massachusetts.[1]

Grippi's work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art,[5] the National Gallery of Art,[6] and the Whitney Museum of American Art.[7]

References
  1. "Salvatore Grippi Biography". Annex Galleries Fine Prints. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. Inselmann, Andrea. "Salvatore Grippi: Selected Works, 1945-2009". Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. "Salvatore Grippi". AskArt. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. "Back to Basics". The Cornell Daily Sun. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  5. "Salvatore Grippi". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  6. "Salvatore William Grippi". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved 28 May 2020.


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