Background
Grippi, Salvatore William was born on September 30, 1921 in Buffalo. Son of Leonardo and Josephine (Orlando) Grippi.
Grippi, Salvatore William was born on September 30, 1921 in Buffalo. Son of Leonardo and Josephine (Orlando) Grippi.
Student, Museum Modern Art, New York City, 1944-1945; student, Art Students' League, New York City, 1945-1948; student, Atelier 17, New York City, 1951-1953; student (Fulbright grantee), Istituto Statale d'Arte, Florence, Italy, 1953-1955.
Instructor, Atelier 17, summer 1953; Instructor, Cooper Union Art School, 1956-1959; Instructor, School Visual Arts, New York City, 1961-1962; associate professor art, Claremont Graduate School, 1962-1968; associate professor art, Pomona College, 1962-1968; professor, founder art department, Ithaca College, since 1968. Invited participant Ford Foundation Conference Visual Artists, 1961.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Member Art Students' League (life, treasurer 1961-1962, board control 1961-1964), College Art Association.
Married Rosalind Ratzenberg, April 14, 1945.