Triple Loop

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

CultureAmerican

Date1978

MediumSculpted, cased, and cut glass on glass base

Dimensions12 x 10 x 8 in. (30.5 x 25.4 x 20.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Marcia Hofheimer in memory of her husband, Dr. Melvin Morrison

Object number2012.1

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DescriptionIt consists of three adjacent arcs of solid glass mounted on a solid glass base. The pattern consists of white and amethyst colored bands encased within clear glass and pulled into loops. The loops are thicker at the ends, and thinner at the apex of the arc. The piece is signed on the side of the glass base and reads, “Harvey K. Littleton ©1978”
Label TextHarvey Littleton American, 1922–2013 Triple Loop, 1978 Sculpted, cased, and cut glass Gift of Marcia Hofheimer, in memory of her husband, Dr. Melvin Morrison 2012.1 Provenance?; Mr. and Mrs. Hersh of Springfield, Virginia; Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia; Collection of Melvin Morrison and Marcia Hofheimer, Virginia, purchased 05/24/2006; gift of Marcia Hofheimer in memory of her husband, Dr. Melvin Morrison to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 2012.Exhibition History"Our Community Collects: From Durer to Warhol and Beyond," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, September 21, 2011 - December 31, 2011. “From the Fire: Contemporary Glass,” Cameron Art Museum, March 11 – August 27, 2017.