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Harvey K. Littleton, Four Seasons, 1977, glass, overall: 5 3⁄8 x 10 1⁄4 x 10 1⁄8 in. (13.7 x 26.1 x 25.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Paul and Elmerina Parkman, 1991.172A-P, © 1977, Harvey K. Littleton
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Four Seasons
- Artist
- Date
- 1977
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- overall: 5 3⁄8 x 10 1⁄4 x 10 1⁄8 in. (13.7 x 26.1 x 25.8 cm.)
- Markings
- bottom edge right engraved: Harvey K. Littleton/1977 c (copyright symbol)
- Copyright
- © 1977, Harvey K. Littleton
- Credit Line
- Gift of Paul and Elmerina Parkman
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- glass
- Classifications
- Keywords
- Nonrepresentational
- Abstract
- Allegory — season
- Object Number
- 1991.172A-P
Artwork Description
Four Seasons is part of a group of work known as “eye” cups. Harvey Littleton encases thin layers of color within thick glass to form four sets of concentric circles, each representing a different season. Each piece has been made separately and can be moved around to create unusual color combinations and oblique angles.
Luce Object Quote
“When the artist lifts his blowpipe, he must be prepared to intervene with all his aptitude, training, form-sense, as well as physical and mental energy. Everything he knows converges at once on this curious scene reenacted millions of times in human history: a man breathing his desire into the molten glass.” Harvey Littleton, Glass Magazine, 1998