id:			126420
accession number:	1948.59
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1948.59
updated:		2019-06-05 08:44:31.669000

Beauty Nap, 1948. Viktor Schreckengost (American, 1906-2008). Glazed ceramic; with base: 26.5 x 21 cm (10 7/16 x 8 1/4 in.); without base: 23.6 x 20.3 cm (9 5/16 x 8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Silver Jubilee Treasure Fund 1948.59

title:				Beauty Nap
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creation date:			1948
creation date earliest:		1948
creation date latest:		1948
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creditline:			Silver Jubilee Treasure Fund
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culture:	America, Ohio, Cleveland, 20th century
technique:	glazed ceramic
department:	American Painting and Sculpture
collection:	American - Cleveland School
type:		Ceramic
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CREATORS

* Viktor Schreckengost (American, 1906-2008)  - artist

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measurements: with base: 26.5 x 21 cm (10 7/16 x 8 1/4 in.); without base: 23.6 x 20.3 cm (9 5/16 x 8 in.)
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	inscription:	Signed under mouth, in center: "Victor Schreckengost"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Cleveland Institute of Art: 100 Years
	opening date:   1982-12-21T05:00:00
	<i>The Cleveland Institute of Art: 100 Years</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 21, 1982-January 30, 1983).

	title:		Viktor Schreckengost and 20th-century Design
	opening date:   2000-11-12T00:00:00
	<i>Viktor Schreckengost and 20th-century Design</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 12, 2000-February 4, 2001).

	title:		Animals in Art: Clay Creatures by Viktor Schreckengost
	opening date:   2006-04-29T00:00:00
	<i>Animals in Art: Clay Creatures by Viktor Schreckengost</i>. The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (April 29-August 13, 2006).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA: May Show 1948.<br>Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; November 12, 2000 - February 4, 2001. "Viktor Schreckengost and 20th-Century Design" exh. cat. no. 46, p. 163, color repr. p. 49.<br>Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (4/29/2006 - 8/13/2006):  "Animals in Art: Highlights from Viktor Schreckengost" no catalogue

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PROVENANCE

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wall description: 
This hippo with its baby shows Schreckengost's interest in working with massive lumps of clay.
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