*Every Adult in America*... has ridden in, drunk from, stored things in, played with, hung on the wall, eaten from, mowed the lawn with, lit the night with, viewed in a museum, cooled their room with, read about, printed with, sat on, placed a call with, enjoyed in a theater, hid their hooch in, collected, been awarded with, seen at a zoo, put their flowers in, served punch from, fried their chicken in, been delivered milk from, read something printed on, seen at the world's fair, detected enemy combatants with, had an arm or leg replaced with, been protected by, or seen at the white house something created by Viktor Schreckengost.

Called an "American Da Vinci" by so many that discover him, the breadth and depth of his work is staggering by any measure. A pioneer of modern american industrial design, prolific sculptor, painter, and ceramist, his works are sought by and held in major private and public collections across the united states and around the world. His accomplishments have been recognized through dozens of awards including the national medal of arts awarded by the president of the united states – the country's highest award in the arts. Schreckengost's crowning achievement was his creation of the first industrial design education program in america in the 1930s. For nearly 70 years, he trained generations of leading industrial designers. The impact on the country's economy far exceeds $200 billion. his impact on the quality of our lives is immeasurable.