Viktor Schreckengost Collection 1906-2008

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Viktor Schreckengost Collection 1906-2008

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This collection includes 240 boxes that have been organized according to the different aspects of Viktor's life. The main categories are: Family, Education, Military, Industrial Design, and Art and Exhibitions. Items included in "Industrial Design" range from sketches, notes, blueprints, samples, photos, pamphlets, and financial documents.

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Cleveland State University

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Schreckengost, Viktor, 1906-2008

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Ceramist; Ohio. From the description of Viktor Schreckengost papers, 1929-1954. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78482433 ...

Cleveland Institute of Art.

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Art school. Founded 1882 as the Western Reserve School of Design for Women. In 1888 the name changed to School of Art of the Western Reserve University, and in 1891 to the Cleveland School of Art. It became the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1948, moving to a new building on East Boulevard in 1956. From the description of Cleveland Institute of Art records, 1882-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122389898 ...

Viktor Schreckengost

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Viktor Schreckengost, born on June 26, 1906 in Sebring, Ohio was a well-known industrial designer. One of six children and the son of a commercial potter, Schreckengost then learned the craft of sculpting clay. Schreckengost enrolled at the Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of Art) in the mid-1920's to study cartoon making, but shortly after seeing an exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art he changed his focus to ceramics. After his graduation in 1929, he studied ceramics i...