Collection Online as of March 29, 2023
1939
(American, Cleveland, 1906–2008)
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
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).
