Background
Purpura, Peter Joseph was born on November 29, 1939 in Brooklyn. Son of Salvatore and Vincenza (Scozzari) Purpura.
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Peter Joseph Purpura
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Peter Joseph Purpura, museum curator, exhibition designer. Recipient Gold medal award International Film and television Festival of New York, 1973, Edison award for excellence General Electric, 1985. Member Industrial Designers Society of America (vice president Mid Atlantic chapter 1978); American Association Museums.
Education
Bachelor in Industrial Design, Pratt Institute, 1962.
Career
Package designer Walter Dorwin Teague Associates, New York City, 1961-1965. Exhibit designer Will Burtin, Inc., 1965-1969. Senior exhibits designer Corning Glass Works, New York, 1969-1971.
Associate exhibits director Metropolitan Museum Art, New York City, 1971-1972. Exhibits director Museum of Science, Boston, 1972-1974. Curator, director Explorers Hall, National Geographic Society, Washington, 1974-1982.
President Purpura & Kisner Incorporated, New York York City, since 1983. Visiting design instructor Cornell University, 1971. Lecturer Parsons School Design, 1988, Philadelphia University for Arts, 1992, 93, 94, 95, 96.
Exhibition design manager Forbes Magazine, New York, 1996-2000.
Achievements
Membership
Member Industrial Designers Society of America (vice president Mid Atlantic chapter 1978). American Association Museums.
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Nationality
American
Education
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1962