Littleton the Teacher

Object NameSculpture

Artist Erwin Eisch (German, 1927-2022)

Made FromGlass

Date1976

TechniqueMold-blown glass, enameled, assembled

SizeOverall H: 50.3 cm, W: 20 cm

Accession Number76.3.32 C

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Masters of Studio Glass: Erwin Eisch

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

In this portrait of Harvey K. Littleton, one of the founders of the American Studio Glass movement, each head explores a different facet of his personality. Erwin Eisch shows us Littleton as a gentleman, a poet, a teacher, a man of Frauenau (Eisch’s hometown), and a worker. We see him with a headache, as fragile, and we see his spirit. Littleton and Eisch were close friends who influenced each other’s work, and they pioneered the development of blown glass as a material for sculpture.

Place Made

Federal Republic of Germany, Frauenau

Physical DescriptionSculpture, "Littleton the Teacher." Colorless glass, mirrored inside, glassblower painted on right side of head; set on square black base. "Technique is Cheap" painted on a bubble of glass at the mouth.
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