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Viktor Schreckengost

1906-06-26 – 2008-01-26

Portrait of Viktor Schreckengost
First Lady Laura Bush, 100-year-old industrial designer Viktor Schreckengost, and U.S. President George W. Bush at the presentation of the 2006 National Medal of Arts in the Oval Office of the White House on November 9, 2006Credit: Paul Morse

Life & Legacy

Viktor Schreckengost (June 26, 1906 – January 26, 2008) was an American industrial designer as well as a teacher, sculptor, and artist. His wide-ranging work included noted pottery designs, industrial design, bicycle design and seminal research on radar feedback. Schreckengost's peers included designers Raymond Loewy, Norman Bel Geddes, Eva Zeisel, and Russel Wright.

Occupation & Career

ceramicist, painter, artist, industrial designer, watercolorist, teacher

Education

Cleveland Institute of Art

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

National Medal of Arts; Fellow of the American Craft Council

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Fellow of the American Craft Council · National Medal of Arts

Education & Institutions

Cleveland Institute of Art

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q1628989 — wikidata View source

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