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Title
Kiddie
Car
Classics
Subject
Arts and Entertainment
Transportation
Schreckengost, Viktor, 1906-
Cleveland Institute of Art
Carts & wagons
Place
Cleveland (Ohio)
Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
Description
These
Kiddie
Car
Classics
are
reproductions
of
Victor
Schreckengost's
children's
wagon
and
pedal
cars
that he
created
in the
late
1930s
to
early
1940s
. The
reproductions
were
created
by
Hallmark
in the
mid-1990s
.
When
creating
the
originals
,
Schreckengost
took
extensive
measurements
and
performed
ergonomic
studies
to
make
sure
that the
pedal
cars
fit
the
proportions
of a
child
. This
photograph
measures
5
"
x
7
"
(12.70
x
17.78
cm)
.
Viktor
Schreckengost
(b
.
1906)
received
a
diploma
from the
Cleveland
Institute
of
Art
in
1929
,
established
its
internationally
respected
Industrial
Design
program
in
1932
, and
served
on the
faculty
for
over
70
years
. The
subject
of a
major
retrospective
at the
Cleveland
Museum
of
Art
(2000)
, he
is
an
artist
of
amazing
range
,
known
for his
ceramics
,
paintings
,
sculpture
, and
especially
for his
design
of
everyday
products
.
After
graduating
from the
Cleveland
School
of
Art
,
Schreckengost
went
to
Vienna
where
he
studied
under
Michael
Powolny
and
worked
with
Josef
Hoffmann
.
When
he
returned
to the
United
States
in
1930
, he
began
his
career
in the
fine
arts
and
crafts
. He
joined
R
.
Guy
Cowan
at
Cowan
Pottery
,
where
he
created
the
art
deco
masterpiece
"
Jazz
Bowl
"
commissioned
by
Eleanor
Roosevelt
. His
ceramic
works
were
displayed
at the
1937
World's
Fair
and
collected
by the
Everson
Museum
,
known
for its
fine
American
ceramic
sculpture
collection
.
Schreckengost's
cab-over-engine
design
for the
White
Motor
Company
revolutionized
truck
design
in
1933
. The
next
year
, he
created
the
first
modern
mass
produced
dinnerware
made
in the
United
States
. He
designed
the
Murray
Mercury
bicycle
for the
1939
World's
Fair
,
continuing
to
design
bikes
for
Murray
over
the
next
thirty
years
as
well
as
wagons
,
affordable
pedal
cars
and
airplanes
for
children
.
Creator
Schreckengost, Viktor, 1906-
Hallmark
Date of Original
mid-1990s
Collection
Viktor
Schreckengost
Collection
Source
Historical object(s) or artifact(s)
Submitting Institution
Cleveland Institute of Art
Rights
For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html;
For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html;
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to
http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type
StillImage
File Name
Om2941_2767812_003.tif
Image Height
1682
Image Width
2561
File Size
1365.627 KB
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