Viktor Schreckengost dies at 101
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Sunday, January 27, 2008
Viktor Schreckengost, the father of industrial design and creator of the Jazz Bowl, an iconic piece of Jazz Age art designed for Eleanor Roosevelt during his association with Cowan Pottery died yesterday. He was 101.
Schreckengost was born on June 26, 1906 in Sebring, Ohio, United States.
Schreckengost's peers included the far more famous designers Raymond Loewy and Norman Bel Geddes.
In 2000, the Cleveland Museum of Art curated the first ever retrospective of Schreckengost's work. Stunning in scope, the exhibition included sculpture, pottery, dinnerware, drawings, and paintings.
Sources
- Steven Litt "Viktor Schreckengost has died at age 101". The Plain Dealer (newspaper), January 27, 2008
- AP "Industrial Designer Schreckengost Dies". Guardian Unlimited, January 27, 2008
- "Industrial designer Schreckengost dies". Associated Press, January 26, 2008
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