Viktor with his sculpture The Early Settler, circa 1954

With sadness we note the passing of artist and designer Viktor Schreckengost. His contributions to Cleveland and the world are innumerable. We offer here a glimpse of his work, as reflected in the Cleveland Museum of Art and Ingalls Library collections.

Viktor Schreckengsost. New Yorker or the Jazz Bowl,
c. 1930. Ceramic. John L. Severence Fund 2000.65

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Viktor Schreckengost. Warrior Heads Plaque
(Plaque, No. 5), 1932. Ceramic. Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1760.1931

Viktor Schreckengost. The Seasons Vase, 1931-32. Ceramic. Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 964.1932

Viktor with his sculpture for the Pachyderm House, Cleveland Zoo, circa 1956

Viktor Schreckengost. Pachyderm, 1951. Ceramic. Anonymous Gift 1959.126

Viktor Schreckengost. Son of India Plate, 1934. Ceramic. Gift of The Cleveland Art Association 1934.89

Viktor Schreckengost. Bowl "Autumn," c. 1930s. Ceramic. Gift of The Cleveland Art Association 1932.185

Viktor Schreckengost. Carribean, 1950. Drawing. Lent by the City of Cleveland: The Mary A. Warner Collection 1734.1950

Viktor Schreckengost. Taurus, 1937. Ceramic. Dudley P. Allen Fund 1937.31

Viktor Schreckengost. Plaque: Still Life, 1931-32. Ceramic. Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 963.1932