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Distortion Box II

Object NameSculpture

Artist Harvey K. Littleton (American, 1922-2013)

Made FromPlate Glass, Brass, Wood

Date1974

Place MadeUnited States, WI, Verona

TechniqueKiln-formed, cut, assembled

SizeOverall H: 38.1 cm, W: 61 cm, D: 38.1 cm

Accession Number2012.4.158

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Founders of American Studio Glass: Harvey K. Littleton

Venice and American Studio Glass

On ViewModern Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

This sculpture illustrates the manipulation of plate glass by Littleton inside the kiln.

Physical DescriptionSculpture, "Distortion Box II". Plate glass, brass, wood; glass slumped inside of a kiln and cut for custom-made brass fitting. Eleven square sheets of plate glass, softened into distorted shapes inside of the kiln, stand on edge on top of a smokey-black rectangular glass base. A brass rod is threaded through the middle of the sheets of plate glass, and secured at each end by a brass cap.
Provenance

Source Littleton Collection - 2012-12-14