A Glass Act: Harvey uses gravity to help shape a form in his Spruce Pine Studio in 1982.
Ruby Conical Intersection with Amber Sphere (1984).
Red/Amber Sliced Descending Form (1984). "“Glass, with its unique hot-working properties and its depth, brilliant color, and optical effects, is naturally an intriguing challenge.” —Harvey K. Littleton, Glassblowing: A Search for Form
Art Evolution: Harvey and Bess with their children, Tom, Kathryn, and Carol in Verona, Wisconsin, circa 1953.
Art Evolution: Dale Chihuly (right) and Harvey collaborate at Pilchuck Glass School in Washington in 1974.
Art Evolution: Harvey tends the wood-fired ceramics kiln he built at Keuka Lake in New York in 1949
Yellow Crown II (1984). "“Without a doubt, Harvey Littleton was the force behind the Studio Glass Movement. Without him, my career wouldn’t exist.” —Dale Chihuly
Experimental Period: Above, vitreography prints titled Origami 1, 2, 3, and 4 (1984) by Harvey. Left, he works glass at the torch of lampworker Nils Carlson during the second Toledo Museum of Art glass workshop in June 1962.
Celebrating 50 Years: The Asheville Art Museum’s exhibit “Fire on the Mountain: Studio Glass in Western North Carolina,” on display through July 8, examines the studio glass movement and its ties to WNC. The exhibit “North Carolina Glass 2012,” is open October 28-February 1, 2013, at the Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University.
