id: 174074
accession number: 1932.964
share license status: Copyrighted
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1932.964
updated: 2024-03-26 02:01:48.931000
Four Seasons Vase, 1931–32. Viktor Schreckengost (American, 1906–2008), Cowan Pottery Studio (American, Ohio, Rocky River, 1912–1931). Earthenware; diameter: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.); overall: 29.6 cm (11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1932.964
title: Four Seasons Vase
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creation date: 1931–32
creation date earliest: 1931
creation date latest: 1932
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creditline: Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
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culture: America, Ohio, Cleveland
technique: earthenware
department: Decorative Art and Design
collection: Decorative Arts
type: Ceramic
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CREATORS
* Viktor Schreckengost (American, 1906–2008) - designer
* 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.
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measurements: Diameter: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.); Overall: 29.6 cm (11 5/8 in.)
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inscription: on bottom: "Viktor Schreckengost."
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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: Art Deco
opening date: 1971-06-06T04:00:00
Art Deco. Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 6-August 1, 1971).
title: Art Deco
opening date: 1973-12-02T05:00:00
Art Deco. The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH (organizer) (December 2, 1973-January 27, 1974).
title: Art Deco
opening date: 1979-09-07T04:00:00
Art Deco. Beck Center for the Arts, Lakewood, OH (organizer) (September 7-October 15, 1979).
title: The Cleveland Institute of Art: 100 Years
opening date: 1982-12-22T05:00:00
The Cleveland Institute of Art: 100 Years. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 22, 1982-January 30, 1983).
title: Craft in the Machine Age: European Influences on American Modernism, 1920-1945
opening date: 1995-10-19T00:00:00
Craft in the Machine Age: European Influences on American Modernism, 1920-1945. American Craft Museum (organizer) (October 19, 1995-February 25, 1996); Fort Wayne Museum of Art (September 7-November 3, 1996); Akron Art Museum (January 25-March 30, 1997); Milwaukee Art Museum (June 15-August 15, 1997); Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art (September 1-November 30, 1997).
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).
title: The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s
opening date: 2017-04-07T00:00:00
The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, NY (April 7-August 20, 2017); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 30, 2017-January 14, 2018).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; November 12, 2000 - February 4, 2001. "Viktor Schreckengost and 20th-Century Design" exh. cat. no. 30, p. 163, color repr. p. 43.', 'opening_date': '2000-11-12T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, NY (4/7/2017 - 8/20/2017) and The Cleveland Museum of Art, OH (9/30/2017 - 1/14/2018): "The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s"', 'opening_date': '2017-04-07T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Viktor Schreckengost Entry Card to 1932 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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url: https://archive.org/details/CMAMS02638
Hoffman, Jay, Dee Driscole, and Mary Clare Zahler. A Study in Regional Taste: The May Show, 1919-1975. [Cleveland]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1977.
Published as: 964.32
page number: Reproduced: P. 54, no. 59; Mentioned: P. 79, no. 59
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