The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 31, 2023

Pachyderm

1951

Viktor Schreckengost

(American, 1906–2008)

America, Ohio, Cleveland

Glazed ceramic

With base: 61 x 40.7 cm (24 x 16 in.)

Anonymous Gift 1959.126

Location

not on view

Description

As we move around this object, an elephant appears from a shapeless lump of clay.

Citations
Viktor Schreckengost Entry Card to 1952 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
Exhibition history

CMA: May 1952.

Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; November 12, 2000 - February 4, 2001. "Viktor Schreckengost and 20th-Century Design" exh. cat. no. 57, p. 164, color repr. p. 51.

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

The May Show: 34th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 30-June 8, 1952).

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).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1959.126