id:			168574
accession number:	2010.3
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.3
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:23.491000

Jonah, 1937. Viktor Schreckengost (American, 1906–2008). Glazed earthenware; overall: 29.1 x 18.8 cm (11 7/16 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2010.3

title:				Jonah
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creation date:			1937
creation date earliest:		1937
creation date latest:		1937
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	America, Ohio, Cleveland
technique:	glazed earthenware
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: Overall: 29.1 x 18.8 cm (11 7/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
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	inscription:	handwritten in blue ink on a white paper label with red border: "#588/ "Jonah"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Viktor Schreckengost and 20th-Century Design, November 12, 2000-February 4, 2001, no. 102.', 'opening_date': '2000-11-12T00:00:00'}

* {'description': "Kirtland, OH: Historic Kirtland Visitor's Center, Religious Artworks of Viktor Schreckengost, January 10-February 29, 2004", 'opening_date': '2004-01-10T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Bonaventure, NY, Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, St. Bonaventure University, Spires and Spirits: The Art of Viktor Schreckengost, May 2-August 6, 2006, no cat.', 'opening_date': '2006-05-02T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	"Jonah" was created by Viktor Schreckengost in 1937, and remained in his possession until his death in 2008, when it became part of his estate.  Throughout his life, Schreckengost was reluctant to part with works such as Jonah, which he regarded among his finest achievements.
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