The following biography, submitted August 2004, has been provided by Barbara J. Matteson, glass artist. Born in Cleveland, Ohio January 28, 1905, Edris was given the name Edythe Aline Eckhardt. After... Read full biography
The following biography, submitted August 2004, has been provided by Barbara J. Matteson, glass artist. Born in Cleveland, Ohio January 28, 1905, Edris was given the name Edythe Aline Eckhardt. After graduating from Cleveland's East High she enrolled in the painting program at Cleveland School of... Read full biography
The following biography, submitted August 2004, has been provided by Barbara J. Matteson, glass artist. Born in Cleveland, Ohio January 28, 1905, Edris was given the name Edythe Aline Eckhardt. After graduating from Cleveland's East High she enrolled in the painting program at Cleveland School of Art (now known as Cleveland Art Institute - CIA). While enrolled in school she worked part-time at Cowan Pottery where she learned production techniques and firing schedules of various ceramic... Read full biography
The following biography, submitted August 2004, has been provided by Barbara J. Matteson, glass artist. Born in Cleveland, Ohio January 28, 1905, Edris was given the name Edythe Aline Eckhardt. After graduating from Cleveland's East High she enrolled in the painting program at Cleveland School of Art (now known as Cleveland Art Institute - CIA). While enrolled in school she worked part-time at Cowan Pottery where she learned production techniques and firing schedules of various ceramic materials. She switched her choice of study at CIA to sculpture and graduated from Cleveland's School of Art in 1932. Edythe changed her name to the non-gender-specific name Edris in her mid-twenties after being passed over for an award to study sculpture in... Read full biography
The following biography, submitted August 2004, has been provided by Barbara J. Matteson, glass artist. Born in Cleveland, Ohio January 28, 1905, Edris was given the name Edythe Aline Eckhardt. After graduating from Cleveland's East High she enrolled in the painting program at Cleveland School of Art (now known as Cleveland Art Institute - CIA). While enrolled in school she worked part-time at Cowan Pottery where she learned production techniques and firing schedules of various ceramic materials. She switched her choice of study at CIA to sculpture and graduated from Cleveland's School of Art in 1932. Edythe changed her name to the non-gender-specific name Edris in her mid-twenties after being passed over for an award to study sculpture in Europe for one year. Following graduation Edris studied sculpture with Alexander Archipenko in Woodstock, New York. She returned... Read full biography
Edris (Edith Aline) Eckhardt - Artist Info
About Edris (Edith Aline) Eckhardt: Books
Books & Publications (12)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Cowan Pottery and the Cleveland School: Complete Guide
1998
Bassett, Mark; Victoria Peltz
327 pages (color)
Education of a Speculator
1997
Niederhoffer, Victor
0 pages (color)
Fine Arts in Cleveland An Illustrated History
1994
Withcey, Holly/John Vacha
186 pages (color)
Edris Echhardt: Cleveland Sculptor
1990
Dancyger, Ruth
0 pages
Masterpieces of American Glass
1990
Spillman, Jane; Suzanne Fraz
0 pages
Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present
1984
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
656 pages
Smithsonian Archives of American Art: Checklist of the Collection