Born the son of a commercial potter in Sebring, Ohio,
Viktor Schreckengost learned the craft of sculpting in clay from his father
Upon graduation in 1929, he studied ceramics in Vienna, Austria, where he began to build a reputation, not only for his art, but also as a jazz saxophonist
New Yorker, or The Jazz Bowl, about 1930
The original Jazz Bowl was made for Eleanor Roosevelt
American Limoges Manhattan Shape Meerschaum Pattern (working model), 1935
A clay head, based on a photograph taken by a friend in Africa
Murray Mercury bicycle, first issued 1939
Death is represented by the figure in a German uniform
1950. One of Viktor's slab form vessels
Mammoths and Mastodons, 1956
This painting was inspired by a visit to the Globe Theater
New York Buildings, Blue Background, 1997
Champion Child's Pedal Car, first issued 1938
Sketch and advertisement of the cab-over-engine truck design for White Motors