St. Bonaventure's Quick Center for the Arts Announces Exhibit

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y., April 27, 2006

The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University will participate in “The Hundred Shows,” a series of exhibitions sponsored by the Viktor Schreckengost Foundation. The exhibition is in honor of the artist’s 100th birthday on June 26.  

The Quick Center’s exhibition, titled “Spires and Spirits: The Art of Viktor Schreckengost,” will feature religiously themed works created over five decades. The show opens May 2 and will remain on view until July 16.  

Schreckengost was one of the most influential industrial designers of the 20th century, but his name is virtually unknown to the general public. The Viktor Schreckengost Foundation estimates “that every adult in the United States has handled, used, driven, worn, played with, ridden on, collected or otherwise enjoyed objects designed by Viktor Schreckengost or one of his students.” His legacy is one of bold innovation that has shaped our modern culture.  

He created best-selling dinnerware designs that made beautiful and durable settings accessible to the average consumer long before Martha Stewart became a household name. Schreckengost’s “Jazz Bowl” was commissioned by Eleanor Roosevelt in 1930 and remains one of the icons of the Art Deco era. His designs also span the automotive, ceramic, furniture, recreational, military, electronics and print production fields. 

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