Viktor Schreckengost (1906 - 2008) American
Watercolor on Paper
Measure 11"in H x 15 1/2"in W and 20"in H x 24 1/2"in W with frame
Known for: Ceramics, industrial designer-toys, vehicles, teaching
Name variants: Viktor Schrekengost
Biography: In June, 2006, Viktor Schreckengost celebrated his 100th birthday in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Of him at this event, it was written: Viktor Schreckengost, a prolific designer whose works ranging from toys, ceramics and paintings to dinnerware and trucks, have touched countless lives, expects his next inspiration to come at any time. . . (he) always seemed to know what to create by responding to needs---like improving the ride of a child's wagon or making user-friendly tableware with an artistic flair." He said he was always focused on function and that when beginning a project, he would as himself the question: "What makes it happen, stand out?" He first considered form and then color and texture followed by, in his words, "all the other stuff added to it." To recognize his birthday, more than 130 galleries and museums featured his work the summer of 2006 in a "National Centennial Exhibition" that paid tribute to his legacy that "includes generations of students who became designers who shaped the output of industrial America in the post World-War II era." Earl Bateman, an associate of Schreckengost, said: "Everything he has done over his entire career has been part of the popular culture. His work spans so many styles. He didn't focus on being a fine artist but he created fine art." In February 2008, Victor Schreckengost died at age 101 at Tallahassee, Florida, where he was spending the winter.
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