drawing

Object NameMolten Glass Drawing

Maker Edris (Edith Aline) Eckhardt (American, 1905-1998)

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1968

Place MadeUnited States, OH, Cleveland

Techniquemolten glass extruded, adhered to flat glass mount

Accession Number68.4.651

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Edris Eckhardt, Artist in Glass

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTransparent blue non-lead glass with green and colorless details; molten glass extruded with an electric glass fountain pen invented by the artist; adhered to flat glass mount. Trailed "drawing" in two long parts mounted on rectangular sheet of glass; drawings consist of overlaid lines of glass, largest section has short curved lengths of blue, colorless and green, branching off of central stem creating appearance of a stylized leaf skeleton; smaller section is of thicker trails with fewer lines extending from central branch, scattered solid "bud" blobs with tails; unsigned; rectangle of white paper taped to sheet glass backing: in black ink script in hand of artist: "Drawing with/Molten glass/With my glass pen"; notes by CMG staff: "(Edris Eckhardt)/1968-#4/Put on sheet of glass by R. Errett".
Provenance

Source Edris (Edith Aline) Eckhardt (American, 1905-1998)