id: 174073 accession number: 1932.963 share license status: Copyrighted url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1932.963 updated: 2024-03-26 02:01:48.925000 Still-Life Plaque, 1931–32. Viktor Schreckengost (American, 1906–2008), Cowan Pottery Studio (American, Ohio, Rocky River, 1912–1931). Ceramic with underglaze painting and clear glaze; diameter: 41.3 cm (16 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1932.963 title: Still-Life Plaque title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1931–32 creation date earliest: 1931 creation date latest: 1932 current location: 228B Cleveland Artists creditline: Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection copyright: --- culture: America, Ohio, Cleveland technique: ceramic with underglaze painting and clear glaze department: Decorative Art and Design collection: Decorative Arts type: Ceramic find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Viktor Schreckengost (American, 1906–2008) - artist * Cowan Pottery Studio (American, Ohio, Rocky River, 1912–1931) - made at 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.

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. --- measurements: Diameter: 41.3 cm (16 1/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: on bottom: "Viktor Schreckengost." translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: The May Show: 14th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen opening date: 1932-04-27T04:00:00 The May Show: 14th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 27-June 5, 1932). title: Circa 1930 opening date: 1983-04-12T05:00:00 Circa 1930. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 12-October 31, 1983). title: Cleveland Art Comes of Age: 1919-1940 opening date: 1989-06-28T04:00:00 Cleveland Art Comes of Age: 1919-1940. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 28-September 10, 1989). title: Viktor Schreckengost and 20th-century Design opening date: 2000-11-12T00:00:00 Viktor Schreckengost and 20th-century Design. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 12, 2000-February 4, 2001). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Adams, Henry, and Viktor Schreckengost. Viktor Schreckengost and 20th-Century Design. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000. page number: exh. cat. no. 43, p. 163, color repr. p. 47 url: Viktor Schreckengost Entry Card to 1932 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. page number: url: https://archive.org/details/CMAMS02638 --- IMAGES