outspoken and eloquent advocate of university education in the arts." He initiated the first hot glass program at an American university and promoted the idea of glass as a course of study in university art departments in the United States. In his role as an educator, Littleton was an ". Imbued with the prevailing view at the time that glassblowing could only be done on the factory floor, separated from the designer at his desk, Littleton aimed to put it within the reach of the individual studio artist. In the latter capacity he was very influential, organizing the first glassblowing seminar aimed at the studio artist in 1962, on the grounds of the Toledo Museum of Art. Expected by his father to enter the field of physics, Littleton instead chose a career in art, gaining recognition first as a ceramist and later as a glassblower and sculptor in glass. Born in Corning, New York, he grew up in the shadow of Corning Glass Works, where his father headed Research and Development during the 1930s. Today in history 101 years ago today, Harvey Littleton was born Harvey Littleton was an American glass artist and educator, one of the founders of the studio glass movement he is often referred to as the "Father of the Studio Glass Movement". Smith Cultural Arts Center has three rooms available for use as well as tables and chairs accommodate up to 115 guests.
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