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Amber Crested Form

Designer Harvey K. Littleton American
1976
Not on view
In 1962 Harvey Littleton held a series of informal workshops exploring the art of hot glassmaking in a studio. Until then, most glass objects had been blown or molded in an industrial setting-the only place artists could find the facilities to produce their work. With Littleton's determination and the involvement of other artists, the studio-glass movement was born. For Amber Crested Form, Littleton massed a dolphin-shaped appendage onto an assemblage that includes a hollow tube. He then allowed the weight and tension of the cooling glass to manipulate the outcome.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Amber Crested Form
  • Designer: Harvey K. Littleton (American, Corning, New York 1922–2013 Spruce Pine, North Carolina)
  • Date: 1976
  • Medium: Glass
  • Dimensions: 17 1/2 × 9 × 5 in., 14.5 lb. (44.5 × 22.9 × 12.7 cm, 6.6 kg)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Gift of William D. and Rose D. Barker, 1978
  • Object Number: 1978.438
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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