But Littleton's work never went anywhere, and Chihuly's made the studio glass movement catch fire. Glass and invention came naturally to Littleton, who was born in 1922 and raised in Corning, New York.

To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer.Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Verify and try again.The email does not appear to be a valid email address. In 1957 and 1958, he traveled to Paris and Venice, where he saw the small glassworking studio of Jean Sala and the many At the 1960 conference of the American Craft Council, Littleton announced his intention to explore glassworking methods with graduate students at the University of Wisconsin. If you have questions, please contact Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person.You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. We have emailed an activation email to . On Thursday, Oct. 4, at 5 p.m. Joan Falconer Byrd will discuss the life, work and influence of Harvey Littleton at Western Carolina University’s Bardo Arts Center, room 223. Littleton gathered together a group of ceramists to explore the material with a retired factory glassblower. Verify and try again.Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive?This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review.Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried.For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab.All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Harvey Littleton Somehow it is not surprising that Harvey Littleton became an artist in the field of glass art. His studies resulted in unique, original, and complex works of art in glass that document an extraordinary career.— Tina Oldknow, curator of modern glass, The Corning Museum of GlassGood night Harvey Littleton! His father, Jesse T. Littleton, was the first physicist to join the research team headed by Eugene C. Sullivan at Corning Glass Works. After all, I have never died before,” she wrote in her final column for the Littleton Independent in April.

Harvey Littleton (1922-2013), American glass artist and educator from Corning, New York; his father was head of Research and Development at Corning Glass Works during the 1930s Garry Allen "Colonel" Littleton (b.

Dale Patrick Chihuly is an American artist and entrepreneur, known for his unique and marvelous works with glass. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option.Share this memorial using social media sites or email.Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print.Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager.Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you.You may not upload any more photos to this memorialThis photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photosThis photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorialThis photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photosThis photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 20 photos to this memorialAlso an additional 2 volunteers within fifty miles.You have chosen this person to be their own family member.Enter a valid email address and a feedback message.We were unable to submit your feedback at this time. To add a flower, click the “Leave a Flower” button.Family members linked to this person will appear here.Use the links under “See more…” to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc.Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. An internationally known artist and a respected teacher, Littleton led others by example.