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A Visual History of Glass50th Anniversary of Studio Glass

A Visual History of Glass Intro

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The usage or duplication of these photos is limited to glass exhibitions or programs occurring in 2012 in honor of the 50th anniversary of studio glass, unless further written approval is obtained from the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass. If you need a high resolution version of any of these photos, please send your request to admin@contempglass.org or call AACG at 214-890-0029.

 
  • Harvey Littleton at the first Toledo workshop in 1962. Photo by Gloria Schulman.
  • Harvey Littleton working as Clayton Bailey (left) and Dominick Labino (right) look on during the 1st Toledo workshop. Photo by Robert C. Florian.
  • Dominick Labino blowing while Harvey Littleton (behind) collects a gather. Photo by Robert C. Florian. Collection of the Rakow Research Library of The Corning Museum of Glass.
  • 2nd Toledo Workshop - Frt row, l to r: Rosemary Gulassa, Harvey Leafgreen, June S. Wilson, Robert C. Florian, Harvey K. Littleton. Back row, left to right: John C. Karrasch, Octavio Medellin, Clayton Bailey, Stanley Zielinski, Norm Schulman, Diane Powell, Edith Franklin, Erik Erikson. Photo by Robert C. Florian.
  • Harvey Littleton (foreground) flameworking at the 2nd Toledo workshop while Nils Carlson from the Henry Ford Museum who taught Harvey flameworking looks on. Rosemary Gulassa also watches. Photo by Robert C. Florian.
  • Harvey Leafgreen working in the garage studio at the 2nd Toledo workshop. Photo by Robert C. Florian.
  • Harvey Leafgreen helping student, Rosemary Gulasso, at the 2nd Toledo workship while Harvey Littleton looks on. Photo by Robert C. Florian.
  • Clayton Bailey, Harvey Littleton’s assistant at the University of Wisconsin, looking at the results of the 2nd Toledo workshop. Photo by Robert C. Florian.
  • Harvey Littleton in his Wisconsin studio. Photo by Robert C. Florian.
  • Dominick Labino working in his studio outside Toledo. Photo by Robert C. Florian.
  • Dominick Labino blowing glass in his studio. Photo by Robert C. Florian.
  • News release sent out by the Toledo Museum of Art announcing the 1st Toledo glass workshop in 1962.
  • Program of Events for the 1st Toledo glass workshop in 1962, published by the Toledo Museum of Art.
  • Red/Amber Sliced Descending Form Harvey K. Littleton (American, b. 1922) United States, Spruce Pine, North Carolina, 1984 Hot-worked and cased glass, cut, assembled (A) 37.2 cm, W. 29.2 cm, D. 11.4 cm (B) H. 19 cm, W. 13.9 cm, D. 7.6 cm 2007.4.168, gift of the Ben W. Heineman Sr. Family
  • Female Torso Harvey K. Littleton (American, b. 1922) United States, Corning, New York, 1942 Slip-cast Vycor glass H. 28.6 cm, W. 12.8 cm 78.4.38, gift of Dr. and Mrs. Fred A. Bickford
  • Four Square Harvey K. Littleton (American, b. 1922) United States, Verona, Wisconsin, 1975 Blown glass, cut, bonded H. 13.4 cm; Base W. 24.6 cm, D. 24.2 cm 75.4.54
  • Gold and Green Implied Movement Harvey K. Littleton (American, b. 1922) United States, Spruce Pine, North Carolina, 1987 Hot-worked barium/potassium glass with multiple cased overlays of colorless and Kugler colors, cut Assembled (six elements): H: 82 cm, approx. W. 48 cm, approx. D. 35.5 cm 2006.4.112
  • Pile Up Harvey K. Littleton (American, b. 1922) United States, Spruce Pine, North Carolina, 1979 Kiln-formed glass, cut glass base Base: W. 80.3 cm, D. 55.5 cm 80.4.8
  • Vessel Harvey K. Littleton (American, b. 1922) United States, Verona, Wisconsin, 1965 Blown Johns-Manville #475 marbles, silver oxide decoration 4 1/8 h. x 4 1/2 diam. in. 66.4.47
  • Emergence, Dominick Labino, 1980. 2007.4.165, Gift of the Ben W. Heineman Sr. Family.

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