Eckhardt, Edris, 1905-1998
Sculptor, Ceramicist, Glass artist
Size: Transcript: 71 pages
Format: Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 3 digital wav file. Duration is 2 hr., 43 min.
Summary: An interview of Edris Eckhardt conducted 1973 November 26-December 26, by Dennis Barrie, for the Archives of American Art.
Edris Eckhardt (1905-1998) was a sculptor and ceramist from Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Edris Eckhardt, 1973 November 26-December 26. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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