Untitled (Pair of Eye Forms)
Artist
Littleton, Harvey
(American, 1922 - 2013)
Date1976
MediumBlown and cut glass
Dimensions9 × 9 1/4 × 6 in. (22.9 × 23.5 × 15.2 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineGift of the Leah and Richard Waitzer Foundation
Object number2022.76
Label TextHarvey K. Littleton
(American, 1922–2013)
Untitled (Pair of Eye Forms)
Blown, cut, assembled, bonded, 1976
Gift of The Leah and Richard Waitzer Foundation. 2022.76
A series begun in the late 1960s, the corresponding set of nested glass bowls reflects Littleton’s interest in the optical qualities of glass. Self-referencing in intent, it takes its structural cues from the anatomical layers of the eye.
Status
Not on view
