Images(2)

Saint John the Baptist

Object NameGlass Panel

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

Made FromNon-lead Glass, copper-red glass, gold-red glass, selenium red glass

Date1958

Place MadeUnited States, OH, Cleveland

Technique3 types of glass fused together in an investment

SizeOverall H: 22 cm, W: 10.5 cm, Th: 1.2 cm

Accession Number58.4.82

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Title Unknown (Wichita Museum of Art)

Annual May Show

Edris Eckhardt, Artist in Glass

Title Unknown (Youngstown Art Museum)

Title Unknown (Museum of Contemporary Crafts of the American Craftsmen's Council)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionGlass Panel, "Saint John the Baptist". Opaque orange, opaque red and black details non-lead glasses; three types of red glass fused together in an investment (gypsum and flint). Rectangular panel with irregular edges and vertical format; in low relief the stylized head of a bearded man with large eyes and long hair cuts in at a slight angle from front left side, this side of panel is orange except for a section of red at top including upper right corner area, red bits at tip of nose and cheek, hair and lips have some black detailing, overall mottled surface of mold; back of panel is smooth with red splotches at center and striations at top and bottom edges, narrow broken line of black along one long edge; tool marks on edges and scattered broken off extensions; unsigned.
Provenance

Source Edris (Edith Aline) Eckhardt (American, 1905-1998) - 1957-09-19