Harvey Littleton

THE GALLERY SEEKS WORK BY HARVEY LITTLETON, EARLY CERAMICS AND AFFORDABLE GLASS. PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU HAVE WORK TO SELL: info@galleryofwisconsinart.com

(1922, Corning, NY – 2013, Spruce Pine, NC)

Harvey Littleton was born in 1922 in Corning, New York to Jesse Talbolt Littleton, the first physicist to enter the glass industry in Corning. Growing up, Harvey went to the plant on Saturdays and while his father worked, Harvey sat in front of a Bunsen burner and played with glass beakers. Due to his exposure and encouragement from his father, Harvey was destined to go into the business of industrial design and glass production. Harvey even went to school at the University of Michigan to pursue a career as a physicist, but soon felt drawn to his elective art classes.

When World War II came, Harvey was sent to Italy and Algiers where he became inspired by various glass designs found in churches and other buildings. Because of the G

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Harvey Littleton
Untitled by Harvey Littleton
Untitled
12.75 x 6 in.
$500.00