Harvey K. Littleton is recognized as the founding father of the American studio glass movement. In March and June of 1962, after years of research, Littleton led two experimental workshops at the Toledo Museum of Art. There he proved that artists could mix and melt glass in small furnaces and blow glass in individual studios. Littleton's innovative use of blown glass as a sculptural material revolutionized glassmaking into a viable medium for artistic expression and contemporary art. As an artist and educator he has had a profound influence on American art.