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A Hand in Studio Craft: Harvey K. Littleton as Peer and Pioneer

January 19, 2022 @ 11:00 am - June 27, 2022 @ 6:00 pm

Harvey K. Littleton (Corning, NY 1922–2013 Spruce Pine, NC) founded the Studio Glass Movement in the United States in 1962 when, as a teacher, he instituted a glass art program at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, the first of its kind in the US. He taught the next generation of glass artists—who taught the next—and his influence can still be seen today. But before he dedicated himself to the medium of glass, Littleton studied industrial design, ceramics, and metalwork at the University of Michigan and the Cranbrook Academy of Art in the late 1930s and early 1940s. He met his wife Bess Tamura Littleton, a painting student, at the University of Michigan. Over the course of their careers, Harvey and Bess collected artwork by their fellow artists and amassed an impressive collection from the early days of the Studio Glass Movement and the height of the American mid-century Studio Pottery Movement.

The selection of works on view highlight recent gifts to the Asheville Art Museum’s Collection and loans from the Littleton family. This exhibition places the Littleton’s collection into the context of their lives, as they moved around the United States, connected with other artists, and developed their own work. This exhibition is organized by the Asheville Art Museum and curated by Whitney Richardson, associate curator.

Image: Harvey K. Littleton, Amber Maze, 1968, blown glass, 8 3/4 × 10 1/2 × 6 inches. Gift of Maurine Littleton from the collection of Harvey & Bess Littleton, 2020.67.010. © Estate of Harvey K. Littleton.

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Start:
January 19, 2022 @ 11:00 am
End:
June 27, 2022 @ 6:00 pm
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Website:
https://www.ashevilleart.org/exhibitions/a-hand-in-studio-craft/

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Asheville Art Museum
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828.253.3227
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Artists
Harvey K. Littleton
Curators
Whitney Richardson

Venue

Asheville Art Museum
2 South Pack Square
Asheville, NC 28801 United States
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Phone:
828.253.3227
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