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Mar 15, 2006

Beauty Nap

1948

Viktor Schreckengost

(American, Cleveland, 1906–2008)

America, Ohio, Cleveland

Glazed ceramic

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

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not on view

Description

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

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Inscription

Signed under mouth, in center: "Victor Schreckengost"

Citations

Viktor Schreckengost Entry Card to 1948 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org

Exhibition history

CMA: May Show 1948.

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.

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

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).

The Cleveland Institute of Art: 100 Years. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 21, 1982-January 30, 1983).

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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