Plaque
- Title:
- Shepherd
- Object Name:
- Plaque
- Object ID:
- 2017.010.02
- Creator:
- Trippetti, Joseph
- Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- circa 1970
- Description:
- Enameled plaque, Shepherd, by Joseph Trippetti (b. 1923). Cloisonné, polychrome enamels on square steel panel. Standing figure of shepherd in red clothing, blowing horn and holding crook; horned red sheep on left; white background. Signed "TRIPPETTI", lower right. Mounted on masonite panel in aluminum frame.
- Material:
- Enamel
Metal
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-12 W-12 D-0.7 inches
- Provenance:
- Joseph Trippetti (b. 1923), a native of Pennsylvania, studied art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (School) and the Sheffield (England) College of Arts and Crafts. In 1951 he moved to Center Ossipee, NH, where he worked with John Butler and Gerry Williams at J. B. Associated Craftsmen. He served as supervisor of education at the Currier Gallery of Art from 1955 to 1958, taught enameling at the Worcester Craft Center from 1960 to 1962, and worked as the director of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen from 1962 to 1969. Trippetti specialized in copper enameling and silverwork and produced public sculptures in New Hampshire.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Garvin
- People:
- Trippetti, Joseph (1923- )
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