Leda and the Swan
1931–1932
Viktor Schreckengost
Viktor Schreckengost (American, 1906–2008)
Decorative Art and Design
Leda and the Swan, 1931–1932. Viktor Schreckengost (American, 1906–2008), Cowan Pottery Studio (American, Ohio, Rocky River, 1912–1931). Glazed earthenware with engobe, sgraffito; diameter: 41.5 cm (16 5/16 in.); overall: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Gene and Viktor Schreckengost in honor of the museum staff 2001.85
- Maker/Artist
- Schreckengost, Viktor
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- glazed earthenware with engobe, sgraffito
- Medium
- glazed, earthenware, engobe, sgraffito
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 41.5 cm (16 5/16 in.); Overall: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: on underside of plate: "Viktor Schreckengost" / "Cowan Pottery"
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 2001.85
- Credit Line
- Gift of Gene and Viktor Schreckengost in honor of the museum staff
- Exhibitions
- The May Show: 14th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen, Viktor Schreckengost and 20th-century Design, Burchfield to Schreckengost: Cleveland Art of the Jazz Age, Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; November 12, 2000 - February 4, 2001. "Viktor Schreckengost and 20th-Century Design" exh. cat. no. 32, p. 163, color repr. p. 44.<br>Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; March 28 - July 18, 2004. "Burchfield to Schreckengost: Cleveland Art of the Jazz Age", no exhibition catalogue.
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted
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