Peter Grippe
- Introduction
- Peter Grippe (August 11, 1912 – October 18, 2002) was an American sculptor, printmaker, and painter. As a sculptor, he worked in bronze, terracotta, wire, plaster, and found objects. His "Monument to Hiroshima" series (1963) used found objects cast in bronze sculptures to evoke the chaotic humanity of the Japanese city after its incineration by atomic bomb. Other Grippe Surrealist sculptural works address less warlike themes, including that of city life. However, his expertise extended beyond sculpture to ink drawings, watercolor painting, and printmaking (intaglio). He joined and later directed Atelier 17, the intaglio studio founded in London and moved to New York at the beginning of World War II by its founder, Stanley William Hayter. Today, Grippe's 21 Etchings and Poems, a part of the permanent collection at the Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, is available as part of the museum's virtual collection.
- Wikidata
- Q7174391
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Sculptor
- Names
- Peter Grippe, Peter Grippi
- Ulan
- 500054246
Exhibitions
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A Century of Artists Books
Oct 23, 1994–Jan 24, 1995
MoMA
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Master Prints from the Collection (1990)
Jul 26–Nov 13, 1990
MoMA
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Abstractions
Nov 17, 1988–Mar 26, 1989
MoMA
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The New American Painting and Sculpture: The First Generation
Jun 18–Oct 5, 1969
MoMA
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Abstract Painting and Sculpture in America
Jan 23–Mar 25, 1951
MoMA
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Peter Grippe has
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Peter Grippe The City 1942
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Peter Grippe Running Figures 1945
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Pierre Alechinsky, Fred Becker, Letterio Calapai, Willem de Kooning, Peter Grippe, Salvatore Grippi, Stanley William Hayter, Franz Kline, Jacques Lipchitz, Ezio Martinelli, Ben Nicholson, Irene Rice Pereira, Helen Phillips, André Racz, Kurt Roesch, Attilio Salemme, Louis Schanker, Karl Schrag, Esteban Vicente, Adja Yunkers, Various Artists 21 Etchings and Poems 1951–60, published 1960
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Peter Grippe, Dylan Thomas In-text plate (folio 9) from 21 Etchings and Poems 1960
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