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Littleton's Headache
Littleton's Headache

Littleton's Headache

Object NameSculpture
Artist Erwin Eisch (German, 1927-2022)
Made FromGlass
Date1976
TechniqueMold-blown glass, enameled, assembled
SizeOverall H: 41.7 cm, W: 21.2 cm
Accession Number76.3.32 F
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Masters of Studio Glass: Erwin Eisch
Interpretive Notes
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's Headache." Colorless glass, painted with bandages surrounding head and chin area, etched in other areas, square black base.
Provenance
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Object copyright© Erwin Eisch

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