Peter Grippe American Artist
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| First Name |
Peter
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| Last Name |
Grippe
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| Birthday |
11th August, 1912
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| Birthplace |
Buffalo, New York
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| Died |
18th November, 2002
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
sculptor, painter, printmaker, artist
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| Occupation |
Artist
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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.
