The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 18, 2024
Beauty Nap
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.)
Silver Jubilee Treasure Fund 1948.59
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Hippos can sleep up to 16 hours a day.Description
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 catalogueViktor 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.
- {{cite web|title=Beauty Nap|url=false|author=Viktor Schreckengost|year=1948|access-date=18 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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