Salvatore Grippi

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Salvatore Grippi
Born(1921-09-30)September 30, 1921
Buffalo, New York
DiedNovember 30, 2017(2017-11-30) (aged 96)
Brewster, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Known forpainting, printmaking

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

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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]

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