Robert Logrippo
The harbor
c.1990

About the Item

This artwork "The Harbor" c.1990, is an acrylic painting on canvas by noted American artist Robert (Bob) Logrippo, 1947-2021. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The canvas size is 24 x 36 inches, framed size is 31 x 43 inches. Framed in a wooden gold frame, with fabric liner and gold color bevel. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Bob LoGrippo's paintings have appeared on magazine, book and album covers, as well as calendars, greeting cards and puzzles. The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Readers Digest, Six Flags Amusement Parks posters and Celestial Seasonings Tea boxes are just a few of the places you might find his artwork. Monsters, dragons, whales and fantastical city and village scapes often find their way into LoGrippo's creations. Other paintings showcase nostalgia. Inspired by the Old Masters and genre paintings of 16th-century northern Europe, LoGrippo takes his cue from the works of two Flemish artists in particular - Hieronymous Bosch's haunting images of hell and sin, and Pieter Bruegel's depictions of peasant life. AWARDS • Society of Publication Designers, Award of Merit, 1979, 1981 • Society of Illustrators, Gold Medal Awards: 1972, 1973 • Society of Illustrators, 14 Citations of Merit: 1971-1986 • Print Annual, Certificate of Excellence, 1992 COMMISSIONS • Books - Random House, Dell, Ballantine, MacMillan, Houghton-Mifflin, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Knopf, Dutton Penguin, Silver Burdett & Ginn, Book of the Month Club • Magazines - Redbook, Playboy, Seventeen, forbes, Cosmopolitan, Guide Post, fortune, New York Times Sunday Magazine, Newsday Sunday Magazine, Readers Digest, Country Life • Children's Books - Franklin Library: "Hans Christian Anderson" 1978, "The Deerslayer" 1982; Modern Curriculum Press: "Where Are We Going?" 1994 • Calendars & Products - Nabisco, Main Street Press (Lang Graphics), Celestial Seasonings Tea Co., Avon Cosmetic Package Design 1995 • Christmas Cards - American Artists Greeting Cards, 1985-present Bacardi Rum, American Broadcasting Co. • Record Covers - RCA, Caedmon Records, Electra Records, ABC Records • Advertising Agencies - Fairfax, Michael Cather; Spegal and Ladden; AC and R; Ross Roy; Jordan, McGrath, Case & Taylor; Edwin Bird Wilson; Six Flags Amusement Parks; Pace Advertising; Cody Advertising; Gerber Advertising; United Way of Greenville 1998 Campaign • Posters - ABC Summer Olympics, 1984 - LoGrippo Art Poster, Louisianna-Pacific 25th Anniversary Poster, Snow Country Magazine Poster 1996 • Lithographic Reproductions - Franklin Mint: "The Four Seasons" 1978-1980, Original Prints, Inc. signed and numbered edition 1982 SHOWS & COLLECTIONS • 2009 Gina Gallery of International Naïve Art, New York, NY • 1999 Frank Miele Gallery, 1086 Madison, NY • 1983 - 1998 Jaro Art Galleries, 956 Madison Ave, NYC - Annual One Man Shows • 1995 Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC - Illustration Show • 1996 Wells Gallery, Charleston, SC - Group Show • 1996 Blue Spiral Gallery I, Asheville,NC - Group Show • 1996 Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC - Retrospective • 1995 Portals ,Ltd, Chicago, IL - One Man Show' • Bacardi Rum Private Collection • Exxon Corporation Private Collection • Louisianna-Pacific Private Collection • Work in U.S. Embassies in Czechoslavakia and Romania TEACHING • Parsons School of Design, 1982-1994 • Pratt Institute, 1985 -1989 • Furman University Continuing Education Program, 1997 • Spartanburg Art Museum, 1997

Creator:

Robert Logrippo (1947 - 2021, American)

Creation Year:

c.1990

Dimensions:

Height: 31 in (78.74 cm)Width: 43 in (109.22 cm)Depth: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)

Medium:

Acrylic

Movement & Style:

Realist

Period:

Late 20th Century