Viktor Schreckengost Studios Newsletter 10-6-06
GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN TO WIN MEDAL OF ARTS AWARD FOR VIKTOR SCHRECKENGOST
In his centennial year,
Viktor Scheckengost has been nominated, once again, for the prestigious
National Medal of the Arts, the highest award given to artists and arts
patrons by the United States Government. It has never been awarded
posthumously.
The National Medal of Arts is awarded by the President of the United States to individuals or groups who, in his in his judgment, "...are deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support and availability of the arts in the United States."
The awards should be announced by the end of October. We are asking for your help. If you agree that Viktor deserves this award, please take a few minutes to write or call the president telling him your thoughts! Below is the contact information for the White House: comments@whitehouse.gov.
The White
House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Phone Numbers
Comments:
202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
HOLIDAY CARDS NOW AVAILABLE!
Hard to believe the holidays are almost upon us! Get a jump on them by ordering your holiday cards now!
Viktor Schreckengost Studios offers a selection of five of Viktor’s serene winter scenes. Each card is generous in size – 5” x 7” – and imprinted with “Season’s Greetings.”
Sold in boxed sets of 12 cards (with 13 white envelopes) of individual designs or an assortment of 20 cards (five each of four different designs) and white envelopes for $15 each. To view the cards, go to: www.viktorschreckengost.com
Viktor Honored by Russel Wright Design Center
The 2006 Russel Wright Awards were presented at a luncheon to benefit Manitoga/ The Russel Wright Design Center on Sunday, October 1st at The Garrison in Garrison,NY.
Since 2000, Manitoga's Russel Wright Awards have recognized individuals, institutions and companies that carry forward Wright's legacy in modern design, environmentalism, education and marketing.
Viktor Schreckengost received the sixth Russel Wright Design Award in his centenary year. Schreckengost's illustrious career in the early days of industrial design bears many parallels to that of Russel Wright. Schreckengost founded the industrial design program at the Cleveland Institute of Art and taught there for 50 years. He was widely celebrated for his 1930s glazed porcelain Jazz Bowl series, which began as an anonymous commission for a patron he subsequently learned was First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
The Schreckengost family was treated to a tour of Wright's home, studio and woodland gardens at the conclusion of the festivities. This National Historic Landmark is located on Route 9D in Garrison.
Cleveland's District of Design More than a Concept