1. John Prip was known for setting standards of excellence in American metalsmithing.
15 Facts About John Prip
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John Prip was born on July 8,1922, in New York City, of a Danish father Folmer Trolle Prip and an American mother Marian Evelyn Cherry.
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At age 15 in 1937, Prip began an apprenticeship with master silversmith Evald Nielsen, while attending high school.
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John Prip came over on the same boat with a woodworker named Tage Frid, who was to become a lifelong colleague and friend.
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John Prip's position was unique: his Danish training provided him with firm technical grounding, while his American environment encouraged the attitude of exploration and innovation that became a hallmark of his career.
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In 1957, after three years with Shop One, John Prip again felt the need to move on.
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John Prip was given a workspace, materials, and access to the 900-worker factory.
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John Prip was to stay at Reed and Barton for three years, leaving in 1960.
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John Prip was a member of the Society of American Silversmiths.
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John Prip returned to teaching part-time at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, from 1960 to 1962.
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In 1962, John Prip taught at University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
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From 1963 until 1981, John Prip taught at the Rhode Island School of Design.
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John Prip's daughter Janet Prip is a jeweler, sculptor, and metalsmith.
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John Prip's son, Peter, is a metalsmith and was an adjunct faculty member at The Rhode Island School of Design for more than 30 years.
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John Prip's work is in public museum collections including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, Dallas Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the James A Michener Art Museum, Minnesota Museum of American Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.