The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 19, 2024

Still-Life Plaque

Still-Life Plaque

1931–32
(American, 1906–2008)
(American, Ohio, Rocky River, 1912–1931)
Diameter: 41.3 cm (16 1/4 in.)

Description

Viktor Schreckengost began his career around 1930 designing artistic ceramics, such as this Cubist-inspired charger for Cowan Pottery in which he depicts angular, fragmented forms from multiple perspectives. Working with innovative bright glazes, Schreckengost created bold compositions that were both affordable and sophisticated decorative artworks for the Depression-era consumer.
  • Adams, Henry, and Viktor Schreckengost. Viktor Schreckengost and 20th-Century Design. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000. exh. cat. no. 43, p. 163, color repr. p. 47
    Viktor Schreckengost Entry Card to 1932 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
  • The May Show: 14th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 27-June 5, 1932).
    Circa 1930. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 12-October 31, 1983).
    Cleveland Art Comes of Age: 1919-1940. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 28-September 10, 1989).
    Viktor Schreckengost and 20th-century Design. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 12, 2000-February 4, 2001).
  • {{cite web|title=Still-Life Plaque|url=false|author=Viktor Schreckengost, Cowan Pottery Studio|year=1931–32|access-date=19 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1932.963