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Erwin Eisch to Harvey Littleton

ERWIN EISCH (b. 1927), letter to Harvey K. Littleton, February 25, 1964, regarding his upcoming trip to the United States and glassblowing demonstrations. Eisch expresses his kinship with Littleton and their mutual understanding that "the craftsman and the artist must be in one person." In an interview conducted by the Archives of American Art in 2001, Littleton remarked, "Erwin Eisch was absolutely unique. And he wanted to be an artist. He had no limitations.... I saw his work and I realized that he was doing what I wanted to do - play with the glass, to make forms that had no other reason for being than that he wanted to make them. Function was something to be used or not used. Totally free. Free with glass." Harvey K. Littleton papers. Gift of Harvey K. Littleton, 1975.

Erwin Eisch to Harvey Littleton, 1964 Feb. 25. Letter. 30 x 21 cm. Harvey K. Littleton papers, 1946-1975. Archives of American Art.