The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 18, 2024

1948

(American, Cleveland, 1906–2008)

with base: 26.5 x 21 cm (10 7/16 x 8 1/4 in.); without base: 23.6 x 20.3 cm (9 5/16 x 8 in.)

Location: not on view

Hippos can sleep up to 16 hours a day.

This hippo with its baby shows Schreckengost's interest in working with massive lumps of clay.

Viktor Schreckengost Entry Card to 1948 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
Animals in Art: Clay Creatures by Viktor Schreckengost. The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, OH (April 29-August 13, 2006).
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (4/29/2006 - 8/13/2006): "Animals in Art: Highlights from Viktor Schreckengost" no catalogue
Viktor Schreckengost and 20th-century Design. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 12, 2000-February 4, 2001).
Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; November 12, 2000 - February 4, 2001. "Viktor Schreckengost and 20th-Century Design" exh. cat. no. 46, p. 163, color repr. p. 49.
The Cleveland Institute of Art: 100 Years. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 22, 1982-January 30, 1983).
The May Show: 30th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 5-June 13, 1948).
CMA: May Show 1948.
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1948.59