id:			113010
accession number:	1932.104
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1932.104
updated:		2025-02-09 00:01:37.939000

Jar with Fish, c. 1930–31. Viktor Schreckengost (1906–2008), school of Cowan Pottery Studio (America, Ohio, Rocky River, 1920–1931). Glazed ceramic, wood; base: 2.5 x 7.9 cm (1 x 3 1/8 in.); vessel: 16.5 x 14 cm (6 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund 1932.104

title:				Jar with Fish
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creation date:			c. 1930–31
creation date earliest:		1930
creation date latest:		1931
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creditline:			Educational Purchase Fund
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culture:	America, Ohio, Cleveland
technique:	glazed ceramic, wood
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Ceramic
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CREATORS

* Viktor Schreckengost (1906–2008)  - designer

* Cowan Pottery Studio (America, Ohio, Rocky River, 1920–1931) 
The Cowan Pottery Studio was founded by R. Guy Cowan in Lakewood, Ohio, United States in 1912. It moved to Rocky River, Ohio in 1920, and operated until 1931, when the financial stress of the Great Depression resulted in its bankruptcy. Cowan Pottery produced both artistic and commercial work in a variety of styles influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement, Art Deco, Chinese ceramics, and modern sculpture. <br> <br>During its two decades of operation, a number of well-known Cleveland School artists worked with Cowan at the studio: Elizabeth Anderson, Arthur Eugene Baggs, Alexander Blazys, Paul Bogatay, Edris Eckhardt, Waylande Gregory, A. Drexler Jacobson, Raoul Josset, Paul Manship, José Martin, Herman Matzen, F. Luis Mora, Elmer L. Novotny, Margaret Postgate, Stephen Rebeck, Guy L. Rixford, Viktor Schreckengost, Elsa Vick Shaw, Walter Sinz, Frank N. Wilcox, H. Edward Winter, and Thelma Frazier Winter. With the exception of Guy Cowan, himself, Waylande Gregory designed more pieces for the pottery than anyone else. Among Cowan's finest pieces were three limited edition figures relating to dance, including "Salome" (1928), "The Nautch Dancer," (1930), and "The Burlesque Dancer," (1930). For the last two, Gregory made sketches from the side of the stage of the well-known Ziegfeld Follies star, Gilda Grey, when she was performing in Cleveland.
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measurements: Base: 2.5 x 7.9 cm (1 x 3 1/8 in.); Vessel: 16.5 x 14 cm (6 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	Purchased from The Bailey Co.
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