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  • August 6, 2015
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Object of the Week

In 1979 Dante Marioni lived in Seattle, Washington, with his family in a converted building that was once home to the telephone company. In the summer, his father, the artist Paul Marioni, would drive him and a few high school … Read more →

  • Posted in: From the Collections, New Contemporary Art + Design Wing
  • May 18, 2015
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Footprint: A Creative Collaboration

To celebrate the expansion of the Museum, the team at The Corning Museum of Glass Shops reached out to Alfred University to discuss the possibility of commissioning a piece for sale. After conversations with Angus Powers, associate professor of glass … Read more →

  • Posted in: New Contemporary Art + Design Wing
  • March 20, 2015
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Completing the Story of Glass: The Contemporary Art + Design Wing Opens

Today, the Contemporary Art + Design Wing opened to the public at The Corning Museum of Glass. It was the culmination of three years of hard work and preparation. Every part and piece, a testament to the dedication of a … Read more →

  • Posted in: New Contemporary Art + Design Wing
  • March 19, 2015
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1 More Day Until the New Wing Opens

Only 1 more day until Roni Horn’s sculpture breaks the mold in the new Contemporary Art + Design Wing. Untitled (“The peacock likes to sit on gates or fenceposts and allow his tail to hang down. A peacock on a … Read more →

  • Posted in: New Contemporary Art + Design Wing
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It’s finally Spring! We’re celebrating with Pyrex’s “Spring Blossom” pattern. Known to collectors as “Crazy Daisy,” this pattern was produced from 1972 to 1981 and was designed by Sara L. Balbach. Pyrex using this pattern was designed specifically to accompany Corelle dinnerware with the same pattern. Learn more about Pyrex at pyrex.cmog.org. 4 Quart Pyrex Bowl with Lid and Stand, Sara L. Balbach (designer), Corning Glass Works, Charleroi, Pennsylvania, 1972-1979. 2010.4.360.We always love seeing these pictures from the height of cut glass production in the Crystal City! In 1903, Thomas Hawkes, the founder of local cut glass firm T. G Hawkes & Co., recruited English glassmaker Frederick Carder to establish Steuben Glass Works in Corning, NY. This photo shows Thomas’ son, Samuel, and Frederick Carder in front of Steuben Glass Works the year it was founded. The Rakow Library digitized this photo from a negative lent to us by Jane Levatino, who was Samuel Hawkes’ granddaughter. [Frederick Carder and Samuel Hawkes in front of Steuben Glass Works office] [picture]., Corning, NY, 1903. CMGL 112278.Object of the Week: Schwarzlot, Johann Anton Carli, Rhine Palatinate, Germany, about 1675. 2010.3.143. Schwarzlot is a sepia enamel first used to paint on stained glass and was eventually used to paint on glass vessels. Johann Anton Carli, who created this piece, is thought to have been trained as a painter of window glass and was one of the few enamelers of Schwarzlot in his region during the second half of the 17th century.This pendant, one of the earliest types of glass found in Mesopotamia, may represent the goddess Ishtar or one of her devotees. The Mesopotamian goddess of fertility and abundance, Ishtar was a popular deity in the ancient middle east, with close connections to other ancient goddesses like the Phoenician Astarte and Greek Aphrodite. The protruding belly and large breasts on this figure may represent the desire for a healthy pregnancy or gratitude for a safe delivery, and a plea to the goddess for her support, of an ancient woman.Pendant with Nude Female, Northern Mesopotamia, 1500-1200 BCE, 55.1.64.This pendant, one of the earliest types of glass found in Mesopotamia, may represent the goddess Ishtar or one of her devotees. The Mesopotamian goddess of fertility and abundance, Ishtar was a popular deity in the ancient middle east, with close connections to other ancient goddesses like the Phoenician Astarte and Greek Aphrodite. The protruding belly and large breasts on this figure may represent the desire for a healthy pregnancy or gratitude for a safe delivery, and a plea to the goddess for her support, of an ancient woman.Pendant with Nude Female, Northern Mesopotamia, 1500-1200 BCE, 55.1.64.

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