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Naama

1939

Viktor Schreckengost

(American, Cleveland, 1906–2008)

America, Ohio, Cleveland

Glazed ceramic

Overall: 44.2 x 15.2 cm (17 3/8 x 6 in.)

The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken 1939.228

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not on view

Description

Schreckengost rode camels when he visited North Africa in 1932 and became fascinated by their ungainly shape. This sculpture emphasizes the camel's unusual outline.

Citations

Viktor Schreckengost Entry Card to 1939 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org

Adams, Henry, and Viktor Schreckengost. Viktor Schreckengost and 20th-Century Design. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000. exh. cat. no. 47, p. 163, color repr. p. 49

Exhibition history

purchased at the "21st Annual Exhibition of Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen," (May Show): May 3 - June 11, 1939.

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (4/29/2006 - 8/13/2006): "Animals in Art: Highlights from Viktor Schreckengost" no catalogue

The May Show: 21st Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 3-June 11, 1939).

Viktor Schreckengost and 20th-century Design. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 12, 2000-February 4, 2001).

Animals in Art: Clay Creatures by Viktor Schreckengost. The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, OH (April 29-August 13, 2006).

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