Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Craft: Clay: Apocalypse '42
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Apocalypse '42 1942 Viktor Schreckengost terra-cotta with engobe 15 3/8 x 20 3/8 x 8 1/8 in. (39.1 x 51.8 x 20.6 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist 1985.92.1 |
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| "I've always felt that you can say more with one vivid cartoon than you can with a lot of heavy words." Artist's statement | |
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Viktor Schreckengost created Apocalypse '42 a few months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This image of a frightened horse bearing Hitler, Mussolini, Hirohito, and a figure of Death across the globe was made to protest the rise of fascism. The drips of bloodred glaze around the horse's head and hooves were an unintentional effect of the firing process. |
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