The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 2012

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The
Corning
Museum
of Glass
Annual
Report
2012
Cover:
Officers
Portrait inlay of Pharaoh
Akhenaten (see pages 7
and 35).
James B. Flaws
Chairman of the Board
Opposite:
Reverse-painted panel,
America, from “Four
Continents” series (see
page 7).
E. Marie McKee
President
James R. Houghton
Vice President
Linda E. Jolly
Secretary
Mark S. Rogus
Treasurer
Michael J. Burns III
Assistant Treasurer
Karol B. Wight
Executive Director
Trustees
Roger G. Ackerman*
Peter S. Aldridge
Van C. Campbell*
Dale Chihuly*
Patricia T. Dann*
Robert Duke*
Jeffrey W. Evenson
James B. Flaws
John P. Fox*
Polly W. Guth*
Ben W. Heineman †
Randi L. Hewit
Amory Houghton Jr.*
Arthur A. Houghton III*
James D. Houghton
James R. Houghton
Thomas C. MacAvoy*
E. Marie McKee
Carl H. Pforzheimer III
Carlos A. Picón
Helmut Ricke*
Mark S. Rogus
Antony E. Snow*
Susan M. Taylor
Charles L. Venable
Peter F. Volanakis*
Wendell P. Weeks
Ian McKibbin White*
Karol B. Wight
Photo Credits
All of the photographs in this Annual
Report are by The Corning Museum of
Glass (Nicholas L. Williams, Andrew M.
Fortune, Allison S. Lavine, and Amanda M.
Kiesl), with the following exceptions:
Page 3: Carl Saytor
Pages 6 (top), 13 (top), 14–16, 35 (right),
and 49: Gary Hodges
Page 9: Russell Johnson, courtesy of the
artist
Page 20: Mary MacEachern
Pages 17 and 18: Maria Strinni Gill
Page 21 (top, right): Ann Cady
Page 30: Francesco Allegretto
* Trustee Emeritus
† Deceased, August 5, 2012
The Fellows of The Corning
Museum of Glass
Carole Allaire
Gary E. Baker
Renée E. Belfer
Robert A. Belfer
Mike Belkin
William W. Boeschenstein*
Alan L. Cameros
Lt. Gen. Christian Clausen, retired
Simon Cottle
Kenneth C. Depew
Thomas P. Dimitroff
Jay R. Doros
David Dowler
Christopher T. G. Fish
Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen
David Fuchshuber
William Gudenrath
Jiří Harcuba +
Douglas Heller
A. C. Hubbard Jr.
Lawrence Jessen
Kenneth L. Jobe+ Dorothy-Lee Jones+
Olive Jones+
Helena Koenigsmarková+
Stephen P. Koob
Michael Kovacek
Dwight P. Lanmon+
Harvey K. Littleton
Howard J. Lockwood
Louise Luther
Kenneth W. Lyon
Josef Marcolin
Gregory A. Merkel
Kirk J. Nelson+
Barbara H. Olsen
Elmerina L. Parkman
Paul D. Parkman
Paul N. Perrot +
John V. B. Perry
Joan P. Randles
Richard F. Randles
Peter Rath
Rachel Russell
Prof. Dr. Axel von Saldern †
Josh Simpson
John P. Smith
Walter Spiegl+
Paul J. Stankard
Prof. Dr. Rudolf von Strasser
Lino Tagliapietra
Catherine M. V. Thuro-Gripton+
Kenneth R. Treis
Harley N. Trice
A. A. Trinidad
Deborah Truitt
Durk Valkema
David B. Whitehouse ‡
Karol B. Wight
Rainer Zietz
Maris Zuika
*Life Fellow
+ Honorary Fellow
† Deceased, June 2, 2012
‡ Deceased, February 17, 2013
The Fellows of The Corning
Museum of Glass are among
the world’s leading glass collectors, scholars, dealers, and
glassmakers. The objectives
of this organization are (1)
to disseminate knowledge
about the history and art of
glassmaking and (2) to support the acquisitions program
of the Museum’s Rakow
Research Library. Admission
to the fellowship is intended
to recognize accomplishment,
and is by invitation.
The
Corning
Museum
of Glass
Annual
Report
2012
An educational institution
dedicated to the history,
art, and science of glass
Chartered by the Board
of Regents of the University
of the State of New York
April 27, 1951
(6026)
Accredited by the American
Alliance of Museums
1973, 1986, 1999, 2010
The Year
in Review
Writing the introduction to our Annual
Report provides me with an opportunity to
look back on the many achievements of The
Corning Museum of Glass this past year, the
first full year that I have served as executive
director. To observe the life of the Museum
throughout the year, from the quiet of winter
to the busy activity of summer, has been an
enjoyable experience for me. The year 2012
was a year of remembrances and initiatives
for the Museum. While some of these remem
brances were celebratory, one was a recount
ing of a local natural disaster. The initiatives
were all exciting opportunities to share our
Museum with broader audiences, both young
and old, locally and globally.
The 50th Anniversary of the Studio Glass
Movement
View of the exhibition
“Masters of Studio Glass:
Erwin Eisch.”
In 1962, a seminar on glassmaking was held
at The Toledo Museum of Art. Led by Harvey
Littleton and Dominick Labino, it was a semi
nal moment in the history of glass in America.
It ushered in a new era of glassmaking on a
smaller scale, outside the industrial dimensions
of the factory, at the hands of aspiring artists
eager to work with this new material. This
anniversary was celebrated at our Museum
in a variety of ways, and it became one of the
backbones upon which we built our exhibi
tions and public programs in 2012. Two ex
hibitions, one on the Museum’s West Bridge
and the other at the Rakow Research Library,
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celebrated the achievements of Littleton and
Labino. The Studio Glass movement’s anni
versary also dictated the theme of our annual
Seminar on Glass, held in October. Tina
Oldknow, curator of modern glass, and Mary
Mills, education programs manager, worked
together to formulate an amazing slate of
speakers—curators, artists, collectors, and
dealers—all of whom played a role in the early
years of the movement.
This American artistic endeavor was sup
ported and encouraged by artists in Europe.
One of them, the German Erwin Eisch, was
the subject of 2012’s “Masters of Studio
Glass” exhibition. Eisch had grown up in a
glassmaking family in Frauenau, a town with
in a region with a long and rich tradition of
glassmaking on a large and small scale. He was
one of the first European artists who pushed
the material in new and unusual directions,
and his work greatly influenced American art
ists. Juxtaposing Littleton’s and Eisch’s work
within the Museum was a study in contrasts—
an intriguing way to compare the youthful
American approach to glass with an experi
enced European one.
A Summer of Making Ideas
“Making Ideas: Experiments in Design at
GlassLab,” our major exhibition in 2012,
celebrated the Museum’s GlassLab program.
GlassLab introduces the medium of glass to
designers, uniting them with glass artists in
order to explore new product designs in glass.
Begun in 2007, GlassLab has presented a roster
of talented designers who moved across the
hot-glass stage at such venues as the Vitra
Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany,
during Art Basel; Art Design /Art Basel in
Miami; and Domaine de Boisbuchet in Lessac,
France.
In the “Making Ideas” exhibition, curated
by Tina Oldknow, the prototypes developed
in these sessions over the years were show
cased for the public, unveiling the creative
process behind the development and design of
new consumer products in glass. Instead of a
traditional exhibition catalog, Museum staff
developed a GlassLab-focused Web site that
provides ongoing updates as new GlassLab
events take place around the world, and as new
designers take part in our program. Simultane
ously, in celebration of a “summer of making
ideas,” GlassLab sessions were held in Corning
for the first time and, in collaboration with the
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, on
Governors Island in New York City. Because of
the Cooper-Hewitt’s nearby exhibit on graphic
design, the Governors Island GlassLab sessions
included graphic designers for the first time.
Our presence on Governors Island led to a
measurable uptick in visitation to the Museum
from the New York City region, a sure sign of
successful outreach.
At Home and Abroad
Other programs and initiatives expanded
the Museum’s reach across the nation and
around the globe. Our Hot Glass Roadshow
had deployments from Florida to Michigan.
These deployments are often an observer’s first
experience of glassmaking, and these shows
create an expanding body of fans of the Mu
seum. But our influence was felt not only on
land, because the Museum also continues its
collaboration with Celebrity Cruises. We es
timated that, during 2012, our glass artists
reached our one millionth sea cruise guest
since the launch of the Hot Glass at Sea pro
gram in 2007. In addition, Celebrity Solstice
began a voyage in 2012 that progressed from
the Mediterranean Sea to the shores of Aus
tralia and New Zealand, taking the Hot Glass
Show back to Australia for the first time since
our 2005 deployment.
I myself had an opportunity to experience
the Hot Glass at Sea program in April, when
my family and I enjoyed an eastern Caribbean
cruise aboard the Solstice before it set sail for
the Mediterranean summer cruise season. In
addition to delivering a lecture on ancient
Roman glass, I narrated the show for other
passengers with our three talented gaffers. I
can now say from firsthand experience that it
is quite a treat to view a Hot Glass show on
the lawn deck of a ship traversing the beautiful
waters of the Caribbean. My fellow passengers,
as well as all passengers who enjoy such Celeb
rity cruises, are invited back to the Museum
to see our home base of operations, and when
they present their sea passes, they receive free
admission for two.
The Museum’s relationship with Celebrity
Cruises was deepened when one of our gaffers,
Megan Mathie, was named one of four god
mothers for Celebrity’s newest Solstice-class
ship, Celebrity Reflection. Along with other
women whose lives have been touched by
breast cancer, all of whom work with Celeb
rity Cruises in some capacity, Megan chris
tened the ship in a celebration in Miami on
December 1, 2012. It was a great honor for
Megan, and we are proud of the work that she
has done to support breast cancer research by
creating her “Hot Pink Glass Show” during
her deployments at sea. Selected works creat
ed in that show, and in other hot-glass shows,
are auctioned off at the end of each cruise to
support breast cancer research, while others
are sold to support our Studio scholarship
program.
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The Museum brings its
GlassLab design program
to Governors Island in
celebration of a “summer
of making ideas.”
Screen capture taken
from the Museum’s rede
signed Web site, showing
a page from the “Explore”
tab.
Like our gaffers, our collections traveled
the world in 2012. Loans from the glass col
lection were put on view at various venues
across the United States, in Europe, and in
Australia. Holdings from the Rakow Library
also traveled the world, including material
from our 2011 exhibition on the Museum’s
200-inch disk, which was re-created at the
National Glass Centre in Sunderland, U.K.,
as part of the Cultural Olympiad, held during
the 2012 Summer Games in London.
In addition to our staff traveling the world
for glass, the Museum expanded our digital
outreach by relaunching our Web site in Feb
ruary 2012. The greatly expanded site now
includes information about our entire glass
collection, the Rakow Library’s holdings, and
other resources on glass. A visually rich expe
rience can take our virtual visitors through
technical glassmaking videos, oral histories,
live-streamed demonstrations from our Studio,
and numerous written resources. This relaunch
involved nearly every member of the Museum’s
staff in its development and preparation, and
was a significant achievement during the year.
Our data indicate that we had 626,000 visitors
to the new site, with 3.5 million unique page
views. The Web site continues to expand with
new content, blog entries, and program up
dates, so keep visiting. You’ll always find some
thing new to see and enjoy!
On the home front, the Museum continued
to welcome guests both locally and from
around the globe. In May, we installed the
44th annual Student Art Show, which included
selected works by students in area schools,
from kindergarten through grade 12. Welcom
ing these aspiring artists and their families to
our Museum was a thrill, and we are proud of
our longstanding relationship with the schools
in our community.
We also enjoyed a new collaboration with
Watkins Glen International. For the first time,
the Museum was invited to create a unique
trophy for the winner of the Finger Lakes
355, a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Using
the unique shape of the track and the iconic
light blue color of its guardrails as sources of
inspiration, the glass artist Eric Meek and his
team designed an amazing glass trophy that
celebrated some of the region’s signature ele
ments: the waterfalls of the Finger Lakes, our
glassmaking tradition, and Watkins Glen In
ternational. Attending this race in August, my
first NASCAR event, I had the distinct honor
of awarding the trophy to Marcos Ambrose,
winner of the Finger Lakes 355.
A regional natural disaster is commemorated
in an ongoing exhibition at the Rakow Library.
“The Flood of ’72: Community, Collections,
and Conservation” recalls the devastating
flood of the Chemung River that occurred
overnight on June 23, 1972. In addition to the
tragic loss of life and the destruction of parts
of the community, the floodwaters wreaked
havoc on the Museum’s building, glass collec
tion, and Library holdings. The exhibition re
counts the events of the flood and the heroic
efforts of the townspeople, Museum staff,
and volunteers who worked to bring Corning
back to life. The conservation work on the
glass holdings was remarkable, and that on
the rare books and other printed material at
the Library set a new international standard,
with practices that are still being followed
today. These treatments were most recently
employed with the arrival of Hurricane Sandy
and its devastating effects on the waterfronts
of New Jersey, New York, and further north.
Luckily, Corning was spared, and our hearts
and thoughts go out to all of those who have
suffered as a result of this terrible natural dis
aster.
Business as Usual? Only in Corning
The traditional Museum activities took
place throughout the year, resulting in spec
tacular new additions to the glass and Library
collections. Principal among these were two
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ancient glass pieces, one Roman and the other
Egyptian. Our new Egyptian portrait inlay of
Pharaoh Akhenaten is a stunning image of the
king, and it captures the beauty of the artistic
style that was introduced during his reign in
the 14th century B.C. The Roman inlaid bowl
with an imaginary scene of the flora and fauna
of the Nile, including an eight-winged dragon
fly, is a type of vessel that was previously rep
resented in the collection only by fragments of
similar works. Our new bowl is the only nearly
intact example of this late Roman vessel style
to survive from antiquity.
During the year, we published new schol
arly books, as well as our first children’s book,
Paperweight Pals, a board book that intro
duces young children to 10 of our charming
paperweights.
We welcomed several new Trustees. Randi L.
Hewit, Charles L. Venable, and Susan M.
Taylor joined the Board in May, bringing to
the group expertise in community relations and
the museum world. In addition, I was elected
to the Association of Art Museum Directors, a
community of museum directors from across
North America who meet regularly to promote
the importance of museums, and to establish
standards by which we operate.
Our visitorship continues to grow, particu
larly in the segment of guests arriving on bus
tours. Our programs, activities, and collection
tours have kept pace with visitation, and we
were delighted to see that 27 percent of our
visitors engaged in hands-on glassmaking
through our Make Your Own Glass program.
At The Studio, we welcomed more than
1,000 new and returning glass students, and
worked with 10 artists in residence from
around the globe. Our Education Department
launched a new program for middle-school
students, titled Junior Scientists. In collabora
tion with local middle-school science teachers
and scientists from Corning Incorporated’s
research facility, we developed a program of
inquiry and activity to create a curriculum for
students that focuses on the material of glass
as an element of scientific study.
We mourn the loss in 2012 of two members
of our Museum family: Ben W. Heineman Sr.
and Axel von Saldern. Ben Heineman, a noted
businessman, philanthropist, and supporter
of the arts, died in August. Mr. Heineman
touched our Museum in several ways: as a
friend, as a Trustee, and as an avid collector
of contemporary glass. Many of the pieces
from the collection he formed with his late
wife, Natalie, grace the gallery that bears their
family’s name. Axel von Saldern, a noted Ger
man scholar and curator, died in June. A mem
ber of the founding staff of the Museum, he
spent the early years of his career working in
Corning. His primary area of study was Islamic
glass, but he was deeply knowledgeable about
all of historical glass production. His expertise
led to his election as one of the Museum’s Fel
lows, a group of noted scholars, collectors, and
dealers of glass. His book on the Museum’s
collection of German enameled glasses was
one of the first publications on this topic in
English, and it became a major contribution
to this field of study. Both of these men will
be missed.
Expansion and Renovation
The Museum ended 2011 in the midst of
the architectural design phase for our North
Wing expansion. In 2012, great leaps forward
were made in finalizing the design, in breaking
ground, and in preparing for the future. But
even before the groundbreaking, there was
renovation work afoot in the Museum, some
of which involved improvements in existing
facilities, and some of which was in prepara
tion for our new buildings. Our Café was
completely redesigned, resulting in more space
for our visitors to dine, a better kitchen for
the culinary staff, and a sleek new servery, all
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Inlaid bowl with Nilotic
scene, assembled, cast,
polished. Roman Em
pire, fourth–fifth cen
turies. H. 4.4 cm, D.
20.2 cm (2012.1.1).
Purchased in part with
funds from the Ennion
Society and the Hough
ton Endowment Fund.
pipers. The new Innovations Stage, on which
our gaffers demonstrate and work, is a lightfilled space with greater capacity, and it is
adjacent to our Admissions Lobby. The new
location for the stage was necessary because
the old stage was attached to the former Steu
ben Glass factory, a part of the building slated
for demolition and renovation.
Our official groundbreaking for the North
Wing expansion took place on a beautiful
sunny morning in June. With members of our
Board of Trustees, leaders of our major donor
Corning Incorporated, local and state poli
ticians, and members of the community in
attendance, we thrust spades into the soil to
mark the onset of construction. We look for
ward to continued change as the new gallery
building and hot-glass stage begin to emerge
from the ground in 2013.
None of these many achievements could
have taken place without the full support of
our Board of Trustees, the hard work of our
talented and dedicated staff, our army of tem
porary staff, and our volunteers and docents,
who are so generous with their time and en
ergy. I thank them all for another remarkable
year, and look forward, with them, to taking
the Museum forward in 2013.
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Turning the soil during
the groundbreaking
ceremony for the North
Wing expansion are
(left to right): Philip A.
Palmesano and Thomas F.
O’Mara, New York State
assemblyman and senator
respectively; Karol Wight,
the Museum’s executive
director; Wendell P.
Weeks, chairman and
chief executive officer of
Corning Incorporated;
James B. Flaws, chairman
of the Museum’s Board
of Trustees; Marie McKee,
president of the Museum;
and Richard Negri, mayor
of the city of Corning.
Opening ceremony for
the new Hot Glass Show
Innovations Stage.
achieved in collaboration with HAIGH Archi
tects. Other facilities work included a newly
designed loading dock for the glass collection,
an essential element in any museum opera
tion, and the relocation of our small hot-glass
stage to a room formerly used as an orienta
tion theater.
Inaugurated in July, the new stage was
opened in a ceremony that included an honor
guard of gaffers, both new and old, holding
their blowpipes aloft; a military color guard;
and, leading the entire parade, a band of bag
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David Whitehouse, former executive direc
tor, died on February 17, 2013, following a
brief battle with cancer. He was 71. David
joined the Museum in 1984, and during his
years in Corning, he became one of the world’s
foremost authorities on ancient and Islamic
glass. David stepped down as executive direc
tor and assumed a new role as the Museum’s
senior scholar in 2011. At the time of his death,
he was working on three publications related
to ancient glass, which we plan to complete
and publish in the next several years. During
his tenure as executive director, the Museum
underwent a major renovation and expansion,
the Rakow Library’s holdings were nearly
doubled, and The Studio was created. David
will be sorely missed, both by the Museum
staff and by his many colleagues and friends
around the world. David’s obituary can be
found on our Web site (www.cmog.org), and
a scholarly obituary will appear in the 2013
volume of our Journal of Glass Studies.
Karol Wight
Executive Director
Ancient
Portrait inlay of Pharaoh Akhenaten, cast,
cold-worked. Egypt, about 1353–1336 B.C.
H. 4.2 cm, W. (ear to nose) 2.9 cm (2012.1.2).
Gift of the Ennion Society.
Bottle, blown, applied. Roman Empire,
about third–fourth centuries. H. 15.8 cm,
D. (max.) 11.1 cm (2012.1.3). Gift of The
Merritt Lum Budd and Edna Van Sickle
Budd Collection.
Pitcher, mold-blown, applied. Roman Em
pire, about third–fourth centuries. H. 18.6 cm,
D. (shoulder) 8.6 cm (2012.1.4). Gift of The
Merritt Lum Budd and Edna Van Sickle Budd
Collection.
Inlaid bowl with Nilotic scene, assembled,
cast, polished. Roman Empire, fourth–fifth
centuries. H. 4.4 cm, D. 20.2 cm (2012.1.1).
Purchased in part with funds from the Ennion
Society and the Houghton Endowment Fund.
European
Chandelier with 12 arms, blown, cut, assem
bled; metal mounts. England, about 1760–
1765. H. about 125 cm (2012.2.8).
Wineglass with chinoiserie scene, blown,
cane decoration, enameled. England, New
castle upon Tyne, William and Mary Beilby,
about 1765. H. 15 cm, D. 7 cm (2012.2.1).
Reverse-painted panel, America, from
“Four Continents” series, glass, paint, partly
gilded wood frame, metal mounts. Germany,
Augsburg, 1775–1799. H. 28 cm, W. 22.8 cm
(2012.3.6).
Reverse-painted panel, Asia, from “Four
Continents” series, glass, paint, partly gilded
wood frame, metal mounts. Germany, Augs
burg, 1775–1799. H. 28 cm, W. 22.7 cm
(2012.3.7).
Cameo gem with portrait of Emperor Au
gustus, cast, possibly engraved. Europe, 1800–
1825. H. 3.3 cm (2012.3.12). Purchased with
funds from the Arthur Rubloff Residuary
Trust.
Pitcher with scene of the Charge of the Light
Brigade, blown, applied, engraved, cut. Proba
bly England, about 1870–1900. H. 25.5 cm
(2012.3.11).
Pair of vases with japonisme scenes, blown,
enameled. France, Baccarat, Compagnie des
Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat, about
1880. Taller: H. 15.4 cm, D. 9.7 cm
(2012.3.3A, B).
Claret jug with stopper, blown, copperwheel engraved; applied foot and handle. Eng
land, Stourbridge, possibly Thomas Webb and
* For more information about many of these acquisi
tions, see The Corning Museum of Glass: Notable
Acquisitions 2012 (May 2013) or visit www.cmog.org.
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Selected
Additions
to the
Glass
Collection*
Cameo gem with portrait
of Emperor Augustus,
cast, possibly engraved.
Europe, 1800–1825.
H. 3.3 cm (2012.3.12).
Purchased with funds
from the Arthur Rubloff
Residuary Trust.
Chandelier with 12 arms,
blown, cut, assembled;
metal mounts. England,
about 1760–1765. H.
about 125 cm (2012.2.8).
Wineglass with chinoise
rie scene, blown, cane
decoration, enameled.
England, Newcastle upon
Tyne, William and Mary
Beilby, about 1765. H. 15
cm, D. 7 cm (2012.2.1).
Cream jug with 1794
U.S. penny in knop,
blown, tooled. U.S.,
probably Philadelphia,
PA, possibly Kensington
Glass Works, John Nich
olson’s Glasshouse, or
Philadelphia Glass Works,
about 1800–1815. H.
12.2 cm, D. (foot) 6.7 cm
(2012.4.130). Purchased
with the assistance of The
Karl and Anna Koepke
Endowment Fund.
Sons, possibly engraved by William Fritsche,
about 1880–1900. H. 33.1 cm (2012.2.4).
American
Cream jug with 1794 U.S. penny in knop,
blown, tooled. U.S., probably Philadelphia,
PA, possibly Kensington Glass Works, John
Nicholson’s Glasshouse, or Philadelphia Glass
Works, about 1800–1815. H. 12.2 cm, D.
(foot) 6.7 cm (2012.4.130). Purchased with
the assistance of The Karl and Anna Koepke
Endowment Fund.
Two whale oil lamps with shades, blown,
pressed, cut, assembled; metal, pewter. U.S.,
Sandwich, MA, Boston and Sandwich Glass
Company, 1830–1840. Taller: H. 40 cm, D.
(max.) 8 cm (2012.4.3A, B).
Vase in “Acanthus Leaf” pattern, pressed
(in two parts), tooled, joined. U.S., probably
Sandwich, MA, probably Boston and Sand
wich Glass Company, about 1835–1845. H.
25.3 cm, D. (base) 11.2 cm (2012.4.119). Pur
chased with funds from the Martha J. Herpst
Estate.
Reverse painting, Brant Mansion, St.
Louis, Missouri, glass, paint, gilded; original
wood frame, metal mounts. U.S., signed
“M.A.BUGEL St. Louis, Mo. Sketch taken by
C.Kleinschmidt,” about 1850–1860. H. 71 cm,
W. 81.7 cm (2012.4.36). Purchased in part
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with funds from the Gladys M. and Harry A.
Snyder Memorial Trust.
Harbor lantern with dioptric lens, moldblown; tin, brass. U.S., Brooklyn, NY, Brook
lyn Flint Glass Works (glass), and New York,
NY, Howard and Morse (metal), 1852–1866.
H. 44.3 cm, D. (max.) 20.3 cm (2012.4.135).
Two-quart jug in “Palace” pattern, moldblown, tooled; applied handle. U.S., East Cam
bridge, MA, New England Glass Company,
1868–1875. H. 25.1 cm (2012.4.50).
Royal Flemish vase with Egyptian scene,
blown, enameled, gilded. U.S., New Bedford, MA, Mt. Washington Glass Company,
1893–1895. H. 32.9 cm, D. (max.) 16.8 cm
(2012.4.24). Gift of Barbara Olsen in memory
of Fellow, John K. Olsen.
Kerosene banquet lamp in “Victoria”
pattern, blown, cut, assembled; metal. U.S.,
probably White Mills, PA, C. Dorflinger and
Sons (glass blanks); Corning, NY, J. Hoare
and Company (cutting); Waterbury, CT,
Plume and Atwood Manufacturing Company
(metal parts); about 1895–1905; and Pepi
Herrman (chimney). H. 64.7 cm, D. (max.)
28.7 cm (2012.4.120). Purchased with funds
from the Martha J. Herpst Estate.
Pitcher with silver rim, blown, applied, cut,
engraved. U.S., New Bedford, MA, Pairpoint
Corporation (glass), and Providence, RI,
Gorham Manufacturing Company (silver),
1904–1910. H. 39.8 cm, D. (base) 15.6 cm
(2012.4.97). Purchased with funds from
Kenneth R. Treis, Greater Milwaukee Foun
dation.
Millefiori plate, assembled, fused. U.S.,
Corning, NY, Steuben Glass Works, designed
by Frederick Carder, 1915–1920. D. 16.8 cm
(2012.4.16). Gift of Barbara Olsen in memory
of Fellow, John K. Olsen.
Modern
Bowl with Fish Swimming in Waves, cased,
blown, cameo-cut. Alf Wallander (Swedish,
1862–1914) with the assistance of the engraver
Axel Enoch Boman (Swedish, 1875–1949),
Sweden, Reijmyre, Reijmyre Glasbruk, dated
1908. H. 18 cm, D. 28.4 cm (2012.3.16). Pur
chased with funds from the Arthur Rubloff
Residuary Trust.
Vase with rancher tending cattle, from the
“Twenty-Seven Contemporary Artists” series,
mold-blown, engraved. Peter Hurd (American,
1904–1984), U.S., Corning, NY, Steuben Glass,
1939. H. 31.8 cm, D. 23.3 cm (2012.4.173).
Cut Cylinders, blown, cut; stainless steel
and plate glass base; assembled, bonded.
Harvey K. Littleton (American, b. 1922), U.S.,
Verona, WI, 1968. H. 23.2 cm, W. 14.6 cm
(2012.4.159).
Lumpyware Shelf Unit – Lighthouse, blown
granulare; wood, found paint-by-numbers
painting. Richard Marquis (American, b. 1945),
U.S., Whidbey Island, WA, 1998. H. 42.3 cm,
W. 52 cm (2012.4.111).
On Edge, mold-melted, cut. Ivan Mareš
(Czech, b. 1956), Czech Republic, Železný
Brod, 2005. H. 52 cm, W. 111 cm (2012.3.47).
Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser.
Fog, glass mosaic tiles; concrete, composite
material, steel rings, steel cable. Ann Gardner
(American, b. 1947), U.S., Seattle, WA, 2007.
H. 365 cm, W. 170 cm (2012.4.53).
Story Vase, blown; black glass beads; wire.
Kishwepi Sitole (South African [iLembe], 1967–
2011), and Front (Anna Lindgren [Swedish,
b. 1973], Sofia Lagerkvist [Swedish, b. 1972],
and Charlotte von der Lancken [Swedish, b.
1977]), with the assistance of Reino Björk
(Swedish, b. 1952), South Africa, KwaZuluNatal, Siyazama Project (beadwork), and
Sweden, Stockholm, Front and Editions in
Craft (blown glass), designed in 2010 and
made in 2011–2012. H. 31 cm, D. 21.4 cm
(2012.9.2).
Carroña (Carrion), blown glass chandelier,
assembled, broken; metal fittings, taxidermied
crows, thread. Javier Pérez (Spanish, b. 1968),
Italy, Murano, Berengo Studio, 2011. Edition
1/4. H. 120 cm, W. 150 cm (2012.3.33).
Coffee Pot, from the “Containers II” series,
mold-blown, cased, cut; polished bronze,
wood, high-gloss polished coating, gilding. Job
Smeets (Belgian, b. 1970) and Nynke Tynagel
(Dutch, b. 1977), Belgium, Antwerp, Studio
Job in association with Val St. Lambert, Seraing,
Belgium, 2011. H. 147.3 cm, W. 48.3 cm
(2012.3.30). Purchased with funds from the
Arthur Rubloff Residuary Trust.
Flower Block, blown, cast, fused, engraved,
cut, drilled, ground, polished. Steffen Dam
(Danish, b. 1961), Denmark, Ebeltoft, the
27th Rakow Commission, 2012. H. 28 cm,
W. 58 cm (2012.3.36).
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Fog, glass mosaic tiles;
concrete, composite ma
terial, steel rings, steel
cable. Ann Gardner
(American, b. 1947),
U.S., Seattle, WA, 2007.
H. 365 cm, W. 170 cm
(2012.4.53).
Selected
Additions
to the
Library
Collection
Marco Antonio De Dominis (Croatian,
1560–1624), De Radiis Visus et Lucis in Vitris
Perspectivis et Iride Tractatus, Venice: Tomasso
Baglioni, 1611. Purchased with funds donated
by the Fellows of The Corning Museum of
Glass. Early work on the optics of the telescope
and related optical phenomena.
Henry Baker (English, 1698–1774), Employment for the Microscope, 2nd ed., London:
R. and J. Dodsley, 1764. Seventeen copperplate
drawings.
The Jay and Micki Doros collection of
ephemera and documents concerning glassrelated companies (from Daum to Dorflinger,
Gallé to Gorham, and Lobmeyr to Libbey)
and subjects, about 1800–1960. Gift of Jay
and Micki Doros.
Cover page from De
Radiis Visus et Lucis in
Vitris Perspectivis et Iride
Tractatus by Marco An
tonio De Dominis.
Front side of advertising
card featuring Wrigley’s
Amazon Lamp, which was
“free with 8 boxes, 160
Five Cent packages, Wrig
ley’s Chewing Gums . . .”
(stated on reverse). Gift
of Jay and Micki Doros.
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Société Anonyme des Verreries Réunies de
Vallérysthal et Portieux, Collection de dessins:
Représentant les demi-cristaux unis, taillés,
gravés et moulés (trade catalog), Portieux,
France: the company, and Paris: Imp. Rous
seaux, 1873.
Five sketches from Tiffany Studios (two
signed by Leslie Nash, and one signed by
Louis Comfort Tiffany), about 1893–1926.
Fixture Department, Commercial Electrical
Supply Company, Commercial Electric Fixtures (trade catalog), St. Louis, MO: the com
pany, about 1905.
Set of four vitreographic prints, Origami
1–4. U.S., Spruce Pine, NC, Harvey K. Little
ton, 1983. Edition of 50. Each: H. 97 cm, W.
75 cm.
Beauty beyond Nature: The Glass Art of
Paul Stankard, ed. Andrew Page, Rockville,
MD: Robert M. Minkoff Foundation Ltd.,
2011. Three copies, each containing an origi
nal sketch by the artist.
Water Dragon, pyrography, created by Anne
Gant during “2300°: Fire and Wine” at The
Corning Museum of Glass, January 19, 2012.
H. 66 cm, W. 416 cm.
Water Dragon, pyrography, created by Anne
Gant during the Museum’s “2300°: Fire and
Wine” event. Consisting
of multiple sections, the
drawing, when assembled,
measures nearly 16 feet.
Sketch of a floral vase.
Tiffany Studios, dated
May 11, 1903. Watercolor on paper.
Flyleaf from the book
Beauty Beyond Nature:
The Glass Art of Paul
Stankard.
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Exhibitions
and Loans
Special Exhibition
Glass on Loan
Making Ideas: Experiments in Design
at GlassLab
Changing Exhibitions Gallery
May 19, 2012–January 6, 2013
In 2012, the Museum had 48 objects on
loan to 12 exhibitions in the United States,
Europe, and Australia. These loans are listed
below in chronological order.
“Crafting Modernism: Midcentury American
Art and Design,” Museum of Arts and Design,
New York, NY, through January 15, 2012;
and Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY,
February 25–May 20, 2012; three objects.
“Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with
the Arts of Islamic Culture,” Brigham Young
University Museum of Art, Provo, UT, Febru
ary 24–September 29, 2012; and Indianapolis
Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, November 2,
2012–January 13, 2013; three objects.
“Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition,”
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,
NY, March 12–July 8, 2012; one object.
“Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway
to the Modern World” (traveling exhibition or
ganized by the American Museum of Natural
History, New York, NY), National Museum
of Australia, Canberra, Australia, March 31–
September 1, 2012; and Azienda Speciale
Palaexpo, Rome, Italy, November 24, 2012–
March 24, 2013; six objects.
Other Exhibitions
The Flood of ’72: Community,
Collections, and Conservation
Rakow Research Library
May 24, 2012–January 3, 2014
Founders of American Studio Glass:
Dominick Labino
Rakow Research Library
Through January 6, 2013
The exhibition “Making
Ideas: Experiments in
Design at GlassLab”
featured a large video
projection of the Glass
Lab sessions and more
than 150 glass proto
types made during those
sessions.
Founders of American Studio Glass:
Harvey K. Littleton
West Bridge
Through January 6, 2013
Masters of Studio Glass: Erwin Eisch
Focus Gallery
March 15, 2012–February 3, 2013
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Photographs and other
historical materials doc
umenting the flood that
resulted from Tropical
Storm Agnes in 1972 are
displayed in the exhibi
tion “The Flood of ’72:
Community, Collections,
and Conservation.” Most
of these materials are
from the collection of the
Rakow Research Library.
“Inventing the Modern World: Decorative
Arts at the World’s Fairs, 1851–1939,” The
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City,
MO, April 14–August 19, 2012; and Carnegie
Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, October 13,
2012–February 24, 2013; six objects.
“Hot and Cool,” Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Ebel
toft, Denmark, May 4–November 18, 2012;
one object.
“Renaissance Remix,” Memorial Art Gallery,
Rochester, NY, June 2012–June 2017; seven
objects.
“Color Ignited: Glass, 1962–2012,” The
Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH, June 13–
September 9, 2012; three objects.
“FUSION [A New Century of Glass],” Okla
homa City Museum of Art, Oklahoma City,
OK, June 14–September 9, 2012; one object.
“Shadow of the Sphinx: Ancient Egypt and
Its Influence,” Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts
Institute, Utica, NY, June 16–December 2,
2012; one object.
“Carlo Scarpa, Venini, 1932–1947,” Le
Stanze del Vetro, Venice, Italy, August 28,
2012–January 6, 2013; 15 objects.
“Louis C. Tiffany and the Art of Devotion,”
Museum of Biblical Art, New York, NY, Oc
tober 12, 2012–January 20, 2013; one object.
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Library Materials on Loan
Didactic text and images lent to the Na
tional Glass Centre, Sunderland, U.K., for the
exhibition “Mirror to Discovery,” May 31–
September 9, 2012.
One design drawing, Death of Monica at
Ostia, 387 (watercolor, pencil, gouache, and
ink on paper), by Frederick Wilson, 1896, lent
to the Museum of Biblical Art, New York, NY,
for the exhibition “Louis C. Tiffany and the
Art of Devotion.”
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Eight Heads of Harvey
Littleton by Erwin Eisch
is displayed in the Mu
seum’s “Masters of Stu
dio Glass” exhibition.
Education
and Public
Programs
Adult Programs
Brilliant Weekend (hosted by the Museum and
presented by chapters of the American Cut
Glass Association), March 31 and April 1
Carder Steuben Club: The Glass of Frederick
Carder (12th annual symposium, co-hosted
by the Museum), September 20–22
Film Viewing: A Not So Still Life: The Ginny
Ruffner Story, February 24
Hot-Glass Programs
Demonstrations at the Museum
and in Corning
Corning, NY, GlassFest (third annual), May
24–27
Flameworking, Glass Breaking, How’d They
Do That?, Optical Fiber
The Late Show
You Design It; We Make It!
Designer Sigi Moeslinger
(left) participates in a
GlassLab design session
with glassmaker George
Kennard.
GlassLab
“Making Ideas” Design Sessions
Josh Owen, May 29 and 30
Jason Miller, June 5 and 6
Peter Sís, June 12 and 13
Wendell Castle, June 19 and 20
Sigi Moeslinger and Masamichi Udagawa,
June 26 and 27
Daniel Ipp and Tom Zogas (Rochester In
stitute of Technology Metaproject 02
students), July 3 and 4
Jon Otis, July 17 and 18
Tom Scott, July 24 and 25
Michele Oka Doner, July 31 and August 1
Constantin and Laurene Boym, August 7
and 8
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Tim Dubitsky, August 14 and 15
Harry Allen and Chris Hacker, August 21
and 22
Steven and William Ladd, August 28 and 29
Governors Island, New York, NY (in partner
ship with Cooper-Hewitt, National Design
Museum), weekends from June 30 to July
29 (guest designers: Inna Alesina, Peter
Buchanen-Smith, Q. Cassetti, Keetra Dean
Dixon and J. K. Keller, Eric Ku, Helen Lee,
Chris and Dominic Leong, Abbott Miller,
Mike Perry, Leon Ransmeier, Judy Smilow,
Georgie Stout, James Victore, and David
Weeks; lead gaffers: Chris Rochelle, Adam
Holtzinger, and Jason Minami)
Glass Design Workshops, Domaine de Bois
buchet, Lessac, France
Woodburning, July 30–August 7 (leaders:
Matteo Zorzenoni and Fred Herbst;
gaffer: Tom Ryder)
Liquid Fusion, September 16–22 (leader:
Paul Haigh; gaffers: Marc Barreda,
Chris Rochelle, and Lewis Olson)
Hot Glass Show
Hot Glass Roadshow
Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL,
January 18–March 25
Wanted Design–Rochester Institute of Tech
nology Metaproject 02, New York, NY,
May 18–21
Glass Art Society Conference, SeaGate Conven
tion Centre and Glass Pavilion, The Toledo
Museum of Art, Toledo, OH, June 13–16
(makers: Charles Savoie, Davide Salvadore,
Rick Schneider, Angus Powers and Hiromi
Takizawa, Becky Feather and Clayton Huf
ford, Mark Matthews, Fritz Dreisbach, and
Tom Rowney; Alex Stisser, Michael Amis,
John Miller, and Amanda Pierce-Ghahrama
ny; Klaus Moje; and Jack Schmidt, Shawn
Messenger, and Ian Schmidt)
Hot Glass on Nantucket, Nantucket, MA,
August 10–12 (guest artists: Marc Petrovic,
Toots Zynsky, and Robert Dane; guest de
signer: Ted Muehling)
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, September
12–16
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI,
October 5–14
SOFA Chicago, Chicago, IL, November 2–4
(guest artists: Davide Salvadore and Shelly
Muzylowski Allen, Rob Wynne, Rick Eggert,
Laura Donefer and Jeff Mack, John Miller,
Tim Shaw, Nadine Saylor, Amber Cowan,
and George Kennard)
Hot Glass at Sea
Presented live narrated demonstrations in hotglass studio on Celebrity Eclipse, Celebrity
Equinox, and Celebrity Solstice
“Meet the” Lectures
Josh Simpson (artist) and Cady Coleman (as
tronaut; live streaming), March 8 (included
two “Meet the Astronaut” sessions for
school groups: kindergarten–grade 3, and
grades 4–6)
Fritz Dreisbach (artist), June 7
Steffen Dam (Rakow Commission artist),
October 19
Members’ Events
Reception with Josh Simpson (artist) and
Cady Coleman (astronaut), March 8
Opening of “Making Ideas” and reception,
May 18
Tour of “Making Ideas,” June 2
Reception with Fritz Dreisbach (Meet the
Artist), June 7
Reception with Steffen Dam (Rakow Commis
sion artist), October 19
Seminar on Glass (51st annual): “Celebrating
50 Years of American Studio Glass,” October
18–20
Lectures
October 18
“Creating Context: American Studio Glass and
Ceramics,” Martha Drexler Lynn
“Evolving Dynamics of Marketing and Col
lecting American Studio Glass” (panel dis
cussion), Jane Adlin, Dale and Doug An
derson, Katya and Doug Heller, Elmerina
and Paul Parkman, and Tina Oldknow
(moderator)
“Is New Glass Old Glass?,” William Warmus
“Welcome and Notable Recent Acquisitions,”
Karol Wight
October 19
“The Early Years at Pilchuck: Mud, Glass, and
Glory,” Tina Oldknow
“Freeing the Furnace from the Factory: 32
Bricks and Beyond,” Durk Valkema
“Light in the Public Realm,” James Carpenter
“Rakow Commission,” Steffen Dam
“What’s the Big Idea?,” Paul Marioni
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Audiences are treated
to lectures by astronaut
Cady Coleman and
glass artist Josh Simpson
(left) and studio glass
pioneer Fritz Dreisbach
(right) at “Meet the
Astronaut” and “Meet
the Artist” events.
Steffen Dam, recipient
of the 2012 Rakow
Commission, views his
Flower Block during the
work’s unveiling.
Demonstration
Glassworking demonstration at The Studio
(live streaming), Lino Tagliapietra
Tours
Collection Galleries
11 glass sculptures at Corning Incorporated
Headquarters
“Founders of American Studio Glass: Harvey K.
Littleton and Dominick Labino”
Ben W. Heineman Sr. Family Gallery of Con
temporary Glass
“Making Ideas: Experiments in Design at
GlassLab”
“Masters of Studio Glass: Erwin Eisch”
2300°
“Fire and Wine,” January 19
“Mardi Gras Snow Day,” February 16
“Blues,” March 15
“GlassFest,” May 24
“Americana,” November 15
“Salsa,” December 20
Lino Tagliapietra demon
strates glassblowing at
The Studio during the
51st annual Seminar
on Glass.
Family Programs
Family Exploration Series
“Families Explore: Scandinavia” (Denmark,
Finland, Norway, and Sweden), January
15
“Families Explore: Egypt” (pharaohs,
pyramids, and papyrus), February 19
“Families Explore: Ireland” (symbols,
legends, and music), March 18
“Families Explore: A Greener World”
(Earth Day), April 15
“Families Explore: Venice” (Carnevale:
masks, mosaics, gondolas), October 28
“Families Explore: Science” (natural glass,
hands-on experiments), November 18
Family Night at the Museum, March 9 and
September 21
Fun with Glass
Holiday Open House, December 1 and 2
Make Your Own Glass
Artist Anne Gant works
on the pyrograph Water
Dragon at “2300°: Fire
and Wine.” A pyrograph
is created by using a
heated tool, in this case
hot glass, as a stamp and
pressing it into the paper
to make a unique design.
Children’s Programs
October 20
“The Double-X Factor,” Toots Zynsky
“From Bellows to Lathes: The Legacy of Con
temporary Flameworking,” Beth Hylen
A Not So Still Life: The Ginny Ruffner Story
(film viewing and discussion with Ginny
Ruffner)
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Glass Camp: Surprising Discoveries in Art and
Science (ages 9–11), July 9–13
Little Gather (storytelling, ages 3–10)
Russian Duo: Russia and Beyond, July 11
Doc Possum: Meet Our Paperweight Pals,
July 18
Merry Mischief: Pirates, July 25
Glenn Colton: Music through the Decades,
a 50-Year Musical Journey, August 1
Michele Costa / Theatre Figüren: Ferdinand,
August 8
Nels Cremean / In Jest: Science Circus,
August 15
Paperweight Pals, with Mary Cheek Mills
(reader) and Annette Shepherd and Chris
Rochelle (glassmakers), August 22
New York State Museum Week, May 31–
June 6
Youth Programs
Beginning Glassblowing for Teens, August
6–10
Explainers
Fire Up Your Future, January 6 (with Warren
Bunn)
Junior Curators (included exhibition “Cups
o’ Plenty: Half Full or Half Empty?,”
June 15–December 31)
Junior Scientists, March 6–June 12
Scout Programs
All Scouts
Fun with Glass
Super Scout Saturday, November 3
Boy Scouts
Art
Geology
Science
Girl Scouts
Advanced Bead It!, March 24
Art
Bead It!, March 24
Patch Activity Sheet
Science
Tour Assistants (summer volunteer program)
School Programs
Glass: It’s Art, History, Science, and More!
(attended by 9,903 children)
Immersion in Glass Studies
Student Art Show (44th annual), May 3–9
Teacher Programs
Evening for Educators, March 15 and Novem
ber 15
New York State Middle School Association,
10th annual Middle Level Institute (hosted
by the Museum), June 25 and 26
Mary Cheek Mills, educa
tion programs manager,
reads Paperweight Pals at
one of the Little Gather
programs. The book is
the Museum’s first publi
cation written for young
children.
Educational Tours
Adventures in Glass: Art, History, Science (all
grades / interdisciplinary or subject-focused)
Ancient Civilizations (middle school and up)
Architecture (high school and college)
Be a Designer (all grades)
Chemistry (high school)
Exploring Shapes and Colors (pre-kindergarten
and kindergarten)
Geology (Scouts, middle school and up)
Glass: It’s All Shapes and Sizes (first and second
grades)
Glass and Our Community (third grade)
Glass Matters! (fifth grade)
International Baccalaureate Program: Chem
istry and World History Interdisciplinary
Study
Introduction to the Rakow Library: Services
and Collections (all grades / interdisciplinary
or subject-focused)
Museum Careers (high school and college)
Travel and Tourism (high school)
Uses of Glass (elementary school)
Guided Tours and Gallery Activities
Audio and curatorial tours of “Making Ideas”
exhibition
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The Studio
Intensive Courses
January 2–7
“An Exploration of Kiln-Formed Glass,” Mark
Salsbury
“Flameworking for Everybody,” Emilio Santini
“A Great Balancing Act: The On-Center / OffCenter Form” (glassblowing), Jordana
Korsen and John Miller
“An In-Depth Introduction to Venetian Tech
niques” (glassblowing), William Gudenrath
“Venetian Techniques in Glass Painting,” Lucia
Santini
Explainer McKenna
Murray leads a Journey
through Glass summer
youth tour.
Family Hidden Treasures tours
Gallery tours on Museum’s Mobile App
Glass Detectives (scavenger hunts)
Garden Gallery Hunt (Glass Collection
Galleries)
Harvest Hunt (Glass Collection Galleries)
Searching for Animals (Glass Collection
Galleries)
What Inspired Frederick Carder? (Carder
Gallery)
Winter Wonders Hunt (Glass Collection
Galleries)
Hidden Treasures tours
Journey through Glass (summer youth tours)
Meet the Museum (adult groups)
Science tours
Tours of “Harvey K. Littleton” exhibition
Tours of Rakow Research Library, including
“Dominick Labino” and “The Flood of ’72”
exhibitions
“Kids’ Top 10” (self-guided tour, Museum
Collection)
“Science Top 10” (self-guided tour, Museum
Collection)
“Top 10 Favorites” (self-guided tour, Museum
Collection)
Museum Explainers’ Gallery Carts
Ancient Glass
Caneworking and Murrine
Casting Techniques
Glass Recipes and Cameo Glass
Optics
Pressed and Cut Glass
Stained Glass
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January 9–14
“Advanced Floral Murrine” (flameworking),
Loren Stump
“Cold Construction” (cold working), Martin
Rosol and Pavel Novak
“Large-Scale Kiln Casting,” Milon Townsend
January 16–21
“Fiori e angeli” (Flowers and angels; flame
working), Paul Stankard and Lucio Bubacco
“If You Can’t Take the Heat, Get Out of the
Kitchen” (glassblowing), Erica Rosenfeld
and Jessica Jane Julius
“Problem Solving for Glass Casting,” Daniel
Clayman
January 23–28
“About Craft” (glassblowing), Matthew Urban
“Engraving and Cold-Working Techniques,”
Max Erlacher
“Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about
Flameworked Goblets,” Eric Goldschmidt
“Glassworking through the Ages,” William
Gudenrath, Tina Oldknow, Jane Shadel
Spillman, David Whitehouse, and Karol
Wight
“Special Projects in Fused Glass” (kiln working),
Mark Ditzler
January 30–February 4
“Color, Form, and Decorative Motifs in Boro
silicate Glass” (flameworking), Suellen
Fowler
“Glassblowing, Design, Production,” Dan
Mirer
“Landscapes in Kiln-Formed Glass (Di Fiore’s
Technique),” Miriam Di Fiore
“Refining and Solidifying Your Techniques”
(glassblowing), William Gudenrath
February 6–11
“Beadmaking: Expanding Your Skills” (flame
working), Kristina Logan
“Beginning Glassblowing,” Amanda Gundy
“Engraving and Cold-Working Techniques,”
Max Erlacher
“Introduction to Glass Sculpting” (glassblow
ing), Brenna Baker
“Painting the Void: Sandblasting and Vitreous
Painting,” Denise Stillwaggon Leone
June 4–9
“Creating and Using Murrine” (glassblowing),
Davide Salvadore
“Exploration in Cold-Working Glass,” Jiyong
Lee
“Flower Marbles” (flameworking), John Ko
buki
“Painting the Void: Sandblasting and Vitreous
Painting,” Denise Stillwaggon Leone
June 11–16
“Beginning Glassblowing,” Chad Balster
“Flameworking Cocktail,” Karina Guévin and
Cédric Ginart
“Shaping Color: From Raw Materials to Fin
ished Sculpture” (casting), Heike Brachlow
June 18–23
“Cold Construction” (cold working), Martin
Rosol and Pavel Novak
“Sculpting with the Flame: The Abstract Ex
pression” (flameworking), André Gutgesell
“A Step-by-Step Approach” (glassblowing),
Boyd Sugiki and Lisa Zerkowitz
June 25–July 6
“Glass Carving, Engraving, and Cold Con
struction,” Jiří Harcuba and Martin Rosol
“Pâte de verre” (kiln working), Kimiake and
Shin-ichi Higuchi
“Reinterpreting Italian Techniques” (glass
blowing), Gianni Toso and Matthew Urban
“Survey of Flameworking,” Shane Fero and
Frederick Birkhill
July 9–14
“Beadmaking: Expanding Your Skills” (flame
working), Kristina Logan
“From the Kiln to the Hot Shop (and Back
Again)” (kiln working and glassblowing),
Mark Ditzler and Harry Seaman
“Goblet Thinking for the Modern World”
(glassblowing), Michael Schunke
“Zen-Graving” (engraving), Jiří Harcuba and
April Surgent
July 16–27
“Blowing and Sculpting inside the Bubble,”
Martin Janecky
“Sculptural Flameworking,” Emilio Santini
“Transforming Imaginations into Kiln-Formed
Glass,” Rudi Gritsch
July 30–August 4
“Exploration of Cold-Working Techniques,”
František Janák
“Flameworking Using Ultimate Details,” Loren
Stump
“From the Sketch Book to the Blowpipe” (glass
blowing), Benjamin Cobb
“Geometric Patterns in Glass” (kiln working),
Gayla Lee
August 13–24
“Addition and Subtraction” (casting and carv
ing), Richard Whiteley
“Beginning Flameworking,” Jim Byrnes
“Form and Surface: An Anatomy Lesson”
(glassblowing), Ethan Stern
August 27–September 1
“Color, Form, and Decorative Motifs in Boro
silicate Glass” (flameworking), Suellen
Fowler
“Cross Pollination” (hot working and kiln
working), Erica Rosenfeld and Leo Tecosky
“Inspired by History” (glassblowing), Nadège
Desgenétez
September 3–8
“Cold Working: Jewelry and Sculptural
Forms,” Don Friedlich
“Introduction to Flameworking” Tim Drier
“Thinking outside the Sandbox” (furnace cast
ing), Susan Gott
“Three-Dimensional Kiln-Formed Glass Mo
saic,” Doug Randall
Ten-Week Courses (one session each week)
Spring
“Beginning Glassblowing,” Chrissy Lapham
“Fusing with Murrine,” Janet Dalecki
“Vessels,” Lorin Silverman
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Fall
“Basic Goblets and Wineglasses,” Lorin Silver
man
“Beginning Glassblowing,” Kyle Lavery
“Fusing with Murrine,” Janet Dalecki
Weekend Workshops
Spring
Glassblowing
“Beginning Glassblowing,” Chrissy Lapham,
Brenna Baker, and Ben Dombey
“Next Steps in Glassblowing,” Lorin Silverman
“Paperweights at the Furnace,” Lyman Babbitt
Flameworking
“Bead Basics: Introduction to Flameworked
Beads,” Linda McCollumn and Jen Zitkov
“Beginning Flameworking,” Jim Byrnes
“Fusing and Flameworking Crossover,” Gayla
Lee and Becky Congdon
“Next Steps in Flameworking,” Jim Byrnes
“Ocean Life,” Elijah Schwartz
“Seasonal Beads and Sculptures in Soft Glass,”
Elijah Schwartz
Instructor Tim Drier
demonstrates flamework
ing techniques during
“Introduction to Flame
working,” one of the in
tensive courses offered
at The Studio.
Flat Glass
“Beginning Stained Glass,” Tony Serviente
“Introduction to Fusing,” Glady West
“Next Steps in Fusing,” Glady West
“Photosandblasting Glass,” Denise Stillwaggon
Leone
“Precious Metal Clay and Glass Using Copper
and Bronze,” Ed and Martha Biggar
Fall
Glassblowing
“Beginning Glassblowing,” Brenna Baker and
Jeremy Unterman
“Introduction to Caneworking,” Jeremy Un
terman
“Next Steps in Glassblowing,” Lorin Silverman
“Solid and Blown Glass Sculpting,” Lorin Sil
verman
“Special Three-Day Workshop,” John Miller
Flameworking
“Advanced Patterning in Beads,” Elijah
Schwartz
“Bead Basics: Introduction to Flameworked
Beads,” Linda McCollumn
“Beginning Flameworking,” Jim Byrnes and
Quinn Doyle
“Caneworking and Basics of Murrine,” Elijah
Schwartz
“Next Steps in Flameworking,” Jim Byrnes
“Seasonal Beads and Sculptures in Soft Glass,”
Elijah Schwartz
Kiln-Formed Glass
“Graphic Possibilities,” Denise Stillwaggon
Leone
“Inclusions in Glass,” Gayla Lee
“Introduction to Fusing,” Glady West
“Next Steps in Fusing,” Glady West
“Sterling Silver and Glass,” Ed and Martha
Biggar
One-Day Workshops
Spring
“Beadmaking,” Jen Zitkov
“Beginning Glassblowing,” Eli Smith
“Fast and Fun: A Lively Introduction to
Stained Glass and Etching,” Tony Serviente
“Fusing,” Janet Dalecki
“Paperweights at the Furnace,” Chrissy
Lapham
“Pendants at the Torch,” Quinn Doyle
Fall
“Beadmaking,” Lindsay Woodruff
“Fast and Fun: A Lively Introduction to
Stained Glass and Etching,” Tony Serviente
“Introduction to Cloisonné Enameling,”
Yvonne Cupolo
“Marble Making,” Quinn Doyle
“Paperweights at the Furnace,” Eli Smith
“Pumpkins and Gourds,” Janet Dalecki
GlassFest Workshops
“Graphic Possibilities,” Denise Stillwaggon
Leone, May 25 and 26
“Tubing,” Jim Byrnes, May 25 and 26
“Vessels,” Lorin Silverman, May 25 and 26
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From the Museum
Artists in Residence
Mathieu Grodet (Canada, b. France) and
Norwood Viviano (U.S.), March
Ingalena Klenell (Sweden) and Marta
Ramírez (Colombia), May
Laura Donefer (Canada) and Jeff Mack
(U.S.), and Anna Boothe (U.S.) and
Nancy Cohen (U.S.), Instructor Collab
orative Residency, September
Joanna Manousis (U.S., b. United Kingdom),
October
Andrew Erdos (U.S.), November
Corning Award, to the winner of the Glass Art
Society International Student Exhibition:
Jeremy Thompson, University of Wisconsin–
Stevens Point
Rakow Commission: Steffen Dam
Artist in Residence
Joanna Manousis
marvers a gather of
glass at The Studio.
Rakow Grant for Glass Research: Margherita
Ferri, Yi-Xian Lin
Student Art Show scholarships: Kaitlyn
Chilson (Corning Christian Academy),
Samuel Sutton (Corning–Painted Post East
High School), and Kristine Sherwood and
Stephanie Creeley (Corning–Painted Post
West High School)
Artists and Studio in
structors Jeff Mack and
Laura Donefer work to
gether on an experimental
piece during their In
structor Collaborative
Residency.
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Fourteen area schools
displayed the talents of
their students, from ele
mentary grades to high
school, in the Museum’s
44th annual Student Art
Show.
Awards
Professional
Activities
Reverse painting, Brant
Mansion, St. Louis,
Missouri, glass, paint,
gilded; original wood
frame, metal mounts.
U.S., about 1850–1860.
H. 71 cm, W. 81.7 cm
(2012.4.36). Purchased
in part with funds from
the Gladys M. and Har
ry A. Snyder Memorial
Trust.
Publications
Elliott, Kelley J. “A Brief History of Gemmaux,”
www.cmog.org/article/gemmaux, 2012.
Bardhan, Gail P. “Carder Steuben: Color Cut
to Clear Tableware,” Glass Club Bulletin
(hereafter, GCB), no. 221, Spring 2012, pp.
16–22.
Gibbs, Steven T. “Introduction,” Metaproject
02, Rochester, NY: School of Design and
School of American Crafts, Rochester Insti
tute of Technology, 2012, pp. 8–11.
Brill, Robert H. Chemical Analyses of Early
Glasses, v. 3, The Years 2000–2011, Reports,
and Essays (with Colleen P. Stapleton), Cor
ning: The Corning Museum of Glass, 2012.
Goldschmidt, Eric. “A Goblet Class Experi
ence,” Glass Line, v. 25, no. 6, April /May
2012, pp. 24–27.
Brumagen, Regan. “The Artfulness of Utility,”
www.cmog.org/article/artfulness-utility,
2012.
Gudenrath, William. “Foreword,” in Frances
Federer, Gold Leaf, Paint & Glass, London:
Thomas Publications, 2012.
De Simone, Amy. Review of Virtuality and
the Art of Exhibition: Curatorial Design
for the Multimedia Museum, Art Libraries
Society of North America Reviews,
Hylen, Beth. “At the Lamp,” www.cmog.org/
article/lamp, 2012.
——. “Safety Articles,” Safety Committee, In
ternational Society of Glass Beadmakers,
www.isgb.org/isgb-education1/isgb-safety.
html.
——. “Studio Glass Timeline” (with William
Warmus), Art Alliance for Contemporary
Glass Newsletter, Winter 2012, pp. 4–5.
www.arlisna.org/pubs/reviews/2012/09/
dziekan.pdf, Fall 2012.
Dolbashian, Diane. Contributor to The Corning Museum of Glass: Notable Acquisitions 2011, Corning: the museum, 2012
(hereafter, Notable Acquisitions 2011).
——. “Botanica Collected: Glass and the Gar
den,” The Botanical Artist: Journal of the
American Society of Botanical Artists, v. 18,
no. 1, March 2012, pp. 21–22.
Knothe, Florian. Contributor to Notable
Acquisitions 2011.
——. “The Gernheim Glasshouse: Early In
dustrial Glassmaking in Westphalia (1812–
1877),” Journal of Glass Studies, v. 54,
Corning: The Corning Museum of Glass,
2012 (hereafter, JGS), pp. 257–259.
——. “Lobmeyr’s Persian and Arabian Enam
eled Glass Series,” www.cmog.org/article/
lobmeyrs-persian-and-arabian-enameledglass-series, 2012.
See also Van Giffen, N. Astrid R.
Koob, Stephen P. Appointed associate editor,
Studies in Conservation.
——. “The Conservation of Two Baccarat
Crystal Torchères at the Shangri La Doris
Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu,
Hawaii, USA” (with L. Gué), in The Decorative: Conservation and the Applied Arts,
2012 Vienna Congress, ed. S. Cather and
others, London: International Institute for
Conservation of Historic and Artistic
Works, 2012 (hereafter, The Decorative),
pp. S171–S180.
——. “Crizzling Glasses: Problems and Solu
tions,” Glass Technology: European Journal
of Glass Science and Technology, Part A, v.
53, no. 5, October 2012, pp. 225–227.
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——. “Glass,” in Hanna M. Szczepanowska,
Conservation of Cultural Heritage: Key
Principles and Approaches, New York:
Routledge, 2012, pp. 232–238.
Martinez, Miriam. “Favorite Things,” The
Gather, Summer 2012, p. [19].
Meek, Eric T. “Jury Statement,” New Glass
Review 33, Corning: The Corning Museum
of Glass, 2012 (hereafter, New Glass Review
33), pp. 64–65.
Oldknow, Tina. Contributor to Notable Acqui
sitions 2011.
——. “Benjamin Walter Heineman Sr. (1914–
2012),” JGS, pp. 294–296.
——. “Erwin Eisch: In Between,” in Erwin
Eisch: Clouds Have Been My Foothold All
Along—Glass and Paintings, ed. Ines Kohl,
Katharina Eisch-Angus, and Karen Schrott,
Munich: Hirmer Publications in association
with the University of Chicago Press, 2012,
pp. 218–221.
——. “Les Hommes noirs, a Dreyfusard vase
parlant by Emile Gallé and Victor Prouvé,”
JGS, pp. 261–264.
——. “Juror Statement: The Object,” in Belgium International Glass Prize: Edition 1,
The Object, 2012, ed. Jeroen Maes, Lommel,
Belgium: Het Glazen Huis, 2012, pp. 10–13.
——. “Jury Statement” and “Note: The Rakow
Commission,” New Glass Review 33, pp.
65–69 and 98–100 respectively.
——. “Making Ideas: Experiments in Design at
GlassLab,” The Gather, Summer 2012, pp.
7–8, and www.cmog.org/article/makingideas, 2012.
——. “Masters of Studio Glass: Richard Mar
quis,” www.cmog.org/article/mastersstudio-glass-richard-marquis, 2012.
——. “New Light: Emile Gallé, Les Hommes
noirs, and the Dreyfus Affair at the 1900
Paris World’s Fair,” The Magazine Antiques,
v. 179, no. 1, January/February 2012, pp.
108–110.
——. “Studio Glass . . . Design?,” GLASS:
The UrbanGlass Art Quarterly (hereafter,
GLASS), no. 127, Summer 2012, pp. 86–
89.
Spillman, Jane Shadel. Editor, GCB, nos. 221
and 222, 2012.
——. Contributor to Notable Acquisitions
2011.
——. “The Connections between the Glass
makers of Corning and White Mills,” The
Hobstar, v. 35, no. 1, August 2012, pp.
5926–5932.
——. “Gillinder & Sons Glassware: A Catalog.
Part 1,” GCB, no. 222, Autumn / Winter
2012, pp. 5–22.
——. “The Stiegel Wineglass,” GCB, no. 221,
Spring 2012, p. 8.
——. “Tiffany Glass and Fridolin Kretschmann,”
JGS, pp. 264–269.
——. Review of Dean Six, West Virginia Glass
Towns, in GCB, no. 221, Spring 2012, pp.
22–23; reprinted in The NewsJournal (Early
American Pattern Glass Society), v. 19, no.
2, Summer 2012, pp. 26–27.
Staff of The Corning Museum of Glass. “Cele
brating the American Studio Glass Move
ment with The Corning Museum of Glass,”
Glass Art, v. 27, no. 1, January/February
2012, pp. 46–48.
Van Giffen, N. Astrid R. “Glass Deterioration,”
Glass & Ceramics Conservation (Newsletter
of the ICOM Committee for Conservation
Working Group), no. 22, Summer 2012, p.
6.
——. “The Harvard Glass Flowers and More:
A Technical Study” (with Katherine Eremin
and Richard Newman), Annales de l’Asso
ciation Internationale pour l’Histoire du
Verre, v. 18, Thessaloniki, 2009 (2012), pp.
475– 480.
——. Poster summaries: “Chinese Pictorial
Screens: An Investigation of a 19th-Century
Glass Cane Panel” (with Florian Knothe),
and “Glass-Induced Metal Corrosion on
Museum Exhibits (GIMME Project)” (with
Andrea Fischer and Gerhard Eggert), in The
Decorative, pp. S389–S390 and S355–S356
respectively.
Whitehouse, David B. Glass: A Short History,
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books, and
London: British Museum Press, 2012.
——. “Foreword,” in Graham Fisher, The
2012 Portland Vase Project: Recreation of
a Masterpiece, Kingswinford, U.K.: Sparrow
Publishing, 2012, p. 5.
——. “A Fragment of Bronze Age Mosaic
Glass,” JGS, pp. 239–240.
——. “The Glass from Begram,” in Afghanistan: Forging Civilizations along the Silk
Road, ed. Joan Aruz and Elisabetta Valtz
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Fino, New York: The Metropolitan Museum
of Art, 2012, pp. 54–63.
——. “John Biddle, Apsley Pellatt, and the
Portland Vase,” JGS, pp. 259–261.
——. “John Northwood II and His Broken
Masterpiece,” The Blackcountryman, v. 45,
no. 3, Summer 2012, pp. 70–72.
——. “Raymond F. Errett (1936–2012),” JGS,
p. 293.
——. “A Relief-Cut Bowl from Besalú (Gar
rotxa, Spain)” (with Alberto Velasco), JGS,
pp. 119–125.
——. “Three Thousand Years of Glassmaking,”
Museum Newsletter of the Society of Friends
of AUB Archaeological Museum, v. 25, no.
8, September 2012, pp. 10–13.
——. “An Unrecorded Fragment of a ‘Paphos’
Bottle” (with Tanja Tolar), JGS, pp. 246–
247.
——. “Veronica Tatton-Brown (1944–2012),”
JGS, pp. 305–307.
Gudenrath, William. “Getting a Handle on
Ennion: Some Technical Aspects of Early
Blown Glass” and “A Variety of Early
Glassblowing Processes,” Early Roman
Decorative Glass: East and West Dialogue,
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel (here
after, Early Roman Decorative Glass).
——. “How Glassblowing Was Practiced at Its
Beginnings Both Here and in the West,” The
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
Israel.
——. “A Survey of Typical—and Not So Typi
cal—Goblet Making Techniques through the
Ages,” annual convention, Stein Collectors
International, Annapolis, MD.
——. “Two Technical Aspects of Venetian Glass
Manufacture and Decoration: Renaissance
Practice Compared with 19th-Century and
Later Practice,” Venetian glass study days,
Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti,
Venice, Italy.
Wight, Karol B. Paperweight Pals, Corning:
The Corning Museum of Glass, 2012.
——. Contributor to Notable Acquisitions
2011.
——. “Director’s Letter,” The Gather, Summer
2012 and Fall 2012/Winter 2013, p. 1.
——. “Foreword,” in G. C. Cianferoni and E.
Setari, Myth, Allegory, Emblem: The Many
Lives of the Chimaera of Arezzo, Rome:
Aracne, 2012.
——. “Two Significant Acquisitions of Ancient
Glass,” The Gather, Fall 2012/Winter 2013,
p. 15.
Hylen, Beth J.*
Lectures
Bardhan, Gail P. “Ugly Pictures of Beautiful
Glass,” annual symposium, Carder Steuben
Club, Corning, NY.
Brumagen, Regan. “Trade Catalogs and Other
Resources at the Rakow Research Library,”
annual conference, National Milk Glass
Collectors Society, Corning, NY.
Cassetti, Robert K. “Collaboration,” Johnson
& Johnson Global Design Center, New
York, NY.
——. “Collaboration, Partnership, Sharing:
Fostering Symbiotic Relationships,” Muse
um Institute at Sagamore, Raquette Lake,
NY.
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Knothe, Florian. See Van Giffen, N. Astrid R.
Koob, Stephen P. “Care and Conservation of
Glass Objects,” annual convention, Vaseline
Glass Collectors, Elmira / Corning, NY.
——. “The Conservation of Two Baccarat
Crystal Torchères at the Shangri La Doris
Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Honolulu,
Hawaii, USA” (with L. Gué), The Decora
tive: Conservation and the Applied Arts,
congress of the International Institute for
Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works,
Vienna, Austria.
——. “For the Love of Glass,” annual sympo
sium, Carder Steuben Club, Corning, NY.
McGovern, Megan H. “Digital Asset Manage
ment: Where to Start,” annual conference,
Museum Computer Network, Seattle, WA.
Meek, Eric T. “Glass of Elio [Quarisa]” (with
Jeff Mack), annual conference, Glass Art
Society, Toledo, OH.
——. “Properties of Glass,” The Corning Mu
seum of Glass.
Mills, Mary Cheek. “Developing Connoisseur
ship in American Glass,” Smithsonian Asso
ciates, Washington, DC.
——. “Gladiators, Dragons, Prunts and Pokals:
2,000 Years of Glass Drinking Vessels,”
Winterthur Museum, Garden, & Library,
Winterthur, DE.
——. “Glass Becomes Art,” Arts & Crafts Con
ference, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville,
NC.
——. “Glass in Early America,” Road Scholar,
Coopers Plains, NY.
——. “History and Technology of American
Glass,” Sotheby’s Institute of Art, New
York, NY.
——. “3,500 Years of Glass: Masterpieces from
The Corning Museum of Glass,” Rochester
Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.
Oldknow, Tina.* “50 Years of Studio Glass:
A Celebration,” University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, VA.
——. “Sources of Inspiration: Contemporary
Glass from the Heineman Collection at The
Corning Museum of Glass,” annual sym
posium, American Scientific Glassblowers
Society, Corning, NY.
Savard, Tracy L. “The Flood of 1972,” annual
symposium, Carder Steuben Club, and
TEDxChemungRiver, Corning, NY.
Sheppard, Annette R. “Studio Art Glass: A 50Year Retrospective,” Palm Beach Fine Craft
Show, Palm Beach Convention Center, West
Palm Beach, FL.
Spillman, Jane Shadel. “American Glass Light
ing,” docents of The Corning Museum of
Glass.
——. “Dining with the Presidents,” annual
conference, National Milk Glass Collectors
Society, Corning, NY.
——. “Glass in the American Home,” National
American Glass Club, Harrisonburg, VA.
——. “The Glass of L. C. Tiffany,” Road Schol
ar at The Studio, The Corning Museum of
Glass.
——. “The Mt. Washington and Pairpoint
Exhibit,” meeting of Mt. Washington and
Pairpoint Collectors, New Bedford Whaling
Museum, New Bedford, MA.
——. “2012 Acquisitions,” Fellows of The Cor
ning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY.
Thomas-Clark, Jill. “The French Connection:
Crown Pairpoint Porcelain, 1894–190?,”
meeting of Mt. Washington and Pairpoint
Collectors, New Bedford Whaling Museum,
New Bedford, MA.
Van Giffen, N. Astrid R. “Blaschka Glass: Ma
terials and Preservation,” annual symposium,
American Scientific Glassblowers Society,
Corning, NY.
——. “Chinese Pictorial Screens: An Investi
gation of the Art-Historical Context and
Technical and Chemical Composition of
19th-Century Glass Cane Panels” (with
Florian Knothe), 19th Congress, Associa
tion Internationale pour l’Histoire du Verre,
Piran, Slovenia (hereafter, 19th Congress,
AIHV).
Whitehouse, David B. “Early Islamic Stained
Glass: A Preliminary Study,” 19th Congress,
AIHV.
——. “First-Century Mold-Blown Glass and
Roman Trade in the East,” Early Roman
Decorative Glass.
——. “Stourbridge Glass at the Corning Mu
seum,” International Festival of Glass,
Stourbridge, U.K.
——. “Three Thousand Years of Glassmaking,”
Archaeological Museum of the American
University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Wight, Karol B.* “The Art of Ancient Roman
Glass,” Celebrity Solstice, eastern Caribbean
cruise.
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Pitcher with scene
of the Charge of the
Light Brigade, blown,
applied, engraved, cut.
Probably England,
about 1870–1900. H.
25.5 cm (2012.3.11).
——. “Roman Mold-Blown Glass: Exploring
Production, Function and Distribution,”
Early Roman Decorative Glass.
——. “Traveling the World for Glass,” Con
versations series, The Corning Museum of
Glass.
——. “A Trio of Ancient Treasures: Ancient
Glass at The Corning Museum of Glass, An
tiquities at the Getty Villa, Roman Cameo
Glass,” Rochester, NY, chapter of the Ar
chaeological Institute of America, Memo
rial Art Gallery.
* For lecture at Seminar on Glass, see pages 15–16.
Other Activities
Berry, Sally K. Member, board of directors,
U.S. Travel National Council of Attractions,
Washington, DC.
Brumagen, Regan. Chairman, membership and
outreach committee, and member, teaching
methods committee, Instruction Section, As
sociation of College & Research Libraries.
Cassetti, Robert K. Vice chairman, Museum
wise, Oneonta, NY. Board member, Mu
seumwise: The Museum Association of New
York. Juror, Metaproject 02 Design Compe
tition, School of Design, Rochester Institute
of Technology, Rochester, NY (hereafter,
Metaproject 02).
Corradini, Ellen D. Secretary, Leadership and
Management Network, American Alliance
of Museums.
De Simone, Amy. Peer reviewer for Art Documentation.
Duane, Elizabeth M. Board member, Gaffer
District and Finger Lakes Wine Country,
Corning, NY.
Gibbs, Steven T. Juror, Metaproject 02.
Gudenrath, William. President, The Fellows
of The Corning Museum of Glass; member,
International Advisory Committee, Urban
Glass, Brooklyn, NY. Presented demonstra
tions on glassblowing processes from the
Roman period through the Renaissance at
the American Scientific Glassblowers Society
annual symposium, Corning, NY; on early
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glassblowing practices at The Hebrew Uni
versity of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel; and
on Venetian glassworking in the Renaissance
and the 19th century at the Istituto Veneto di
Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Venice, Italy. Work
included in “Sandwich Redux” exhibition,
Sandwich Glass Museum, Sandwich, MA.
Hylen, Beth J. Member, history advisory com
mittee, Glass Art Society.
Koob, Stephen P. Chairman, Technical Com
mittee 17 (TC 17), International Commis
sion on Glass; co-chairman, Conservation
and Site Preservation Committee, Archaeo
logical Institute of America; national peer,
National Registry of Peer Professionals,
Design Excellence and the Arts Program,
General Services Administration; member,
archaeological advisory committee, Ameri
ca for Bulgaria Foundation; member, Public
Art Committee, City of Corning, NY. Taught
“Conservation of Glass,” one-week course
co-sponsored by The Corning Museum of
Glass and International Academic Projects;
taught and supervised two student conser
vators from the New York University Con
servation Program for two weeks at the
Samothrace Museum, Samothrace, Greece.
Taught and supervised (with N. Astrid R.
van Giffen) one intern from Artesis College
in Antwerp, Belgium; one intern from EN
SAV La Cambre, Brussels, Belgium; one
intern from the UCLA/Getty Master’s Pro
gram in the Conservation of Archaeological
and Ethnographic Materials; and one intern
from the University of Amsterdam, the
Netherlands.
Martinez, Miriam. Vice chairman, NY Finger
Lakes chapter, Association of Fundraising
Professionals.
McGovern, Megan H. Chairman, digital asset
management special interest group, Museum
Computer Network.
Meek, Eric T. Juror, Metaproject 02. Created
trophy for Finger Lakes 355, NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series race hosted by Watkins
Glen International.
Miller, Kerry. Board member, Steuben County
Convention and Visitors Bureau, Corning,
NY.
Mills, Mary Cheek. Trustee, Neustadt Collec
tion of Tiffany Glass, New York, NY. Chair
man, nominating committee, National
American Glass Club. Directed hands-on
workshops “Techniques of Glassworking,”
Sotheby’s Institute of Art, New York, NY;
and “Introduction to Glass Materials and
Techniques,” Winterthur Museum, Garden
& Library, Winterthur, DE. Vetted Winter
Antiques Show, New York, NY. Wrote “Do
cent Handbook and Gallery Guide” for The
Corning Museum of Glass.
Nace, Aprille C. Board member, chairman of
personnel committee, and member of exec
utive council, South Central Regional Li
brary Council, Ithaca, NY.
Oldknow, Tina. Juror, Emerging Artist-inResidence Program, Pilchuck Glass School,
Stanwood, WA; International Glass Prize,
Het Glazen Huis, Lommel, Belgium; and
Metaproject 02. Panel moderator, “Celebrat
ing 50 Years,” SOFA Chicago, Chicago, IL;
and “Fresh Directions in Design,” Glass Art
Society conference, Toledo, OH. Panelist,
“50 at 50: Who Will Be Relevant in 2062?,”
SOFA Chicago, Chicago, IL; “Material
Glass: From Craft to Industry, from Product
to Architecture,” Wanted Design, New York,
NY; and “The Object,” Het Glazen Huis,
Lommel, Belgium. Chairman, advisory coun
cil, North Lands Creative Glass, Caithness,
Scotland, U.K. Member, editorial advisory
committee, GLASS, Brooklyn, NY; advisory
committee, Glass Art Society; advisory
board, Glass Art Association of Canada;
and International Council, Pilchuck Glass
School, Stanwood, WA.
Spillman, Jane Shadel. General secretary, As
sociation Internationale pour l’Histoire du
Verre (hereafter, AIHV); secretary, Interna
tional Council of Museums (hereafter,
ICOM), Glass Committee; vice president,
American Cut Glass Association and Na
tional American Glass Club. Organized and
directed ICOM Glass Committee meeting
in New York City and Corning.
Sterbenk, Yvette M. Made presentation on
public relations at The Corning Museum
of Glass for the Finger Lakes Entrepreneurs’
Forum, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Van Giffen, N. Astrid R. Assistant coordina
tor in charge of glass deterioration, ICOM,
Committee for Conservation, Glass and
Ceramics Working Group. Member, scien
tific organizing committee for Recent Ad
vances in Glass, Stained Glass, and Ceram
ics Conservation, a joint conference of the
ICOM-CC Glass and Ceramics Working
Group interim meeting and the Forum of
the International Scientific Committee for
the Conservation of Stained Glass (Corpus
Vitrearum-ICOMOS), to be held in Amster
dam, the Netherlands, in October 2013.
Participated in Moulding and Casting Mu
seum Objects, professional development
course in Dianalund, Denmark, taught by
Benner Larsen and organized by Interna
tional Academic Projects Ltd. See also Koob,
Stephen P.
Public Services Team, Rakow Research Li
brary. Worked with six glass organizations
and seven student groups. Provided tours
for “The Flood of ’72” and “Founders of
American Studio Glass: Dominick Labino”
exhibitions. Collected nine oral histories at
GlassFest, Corning, NY, and eight oral his
tories elsewhere.
Whitehouse, David B. Board member, AIHV
and American Friends of Chartres Cathe
dral. Trustee, Rockwell Museum of West
ern Art, Corning, NY. Fellow, The Corning
Museum of Glass. Fellow, Royal Geograph
ical Society and Society of Antiquaries of
London, U.K. Member, Accademia Fioren
tina delle Arti del Disegno, Florence, Italy;
Pontificia Accademia Romana di Archeolo
gia, Rome, Italy; Accademia di Archeologia,
Lettere e Belle Arti, Naples, Italy; and
Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Berlin,
Germany.
Schwartz, Amy J. Board member and member
of governance committee, Museum Associ
ation of New York. Member, international
advisory committee for International Craft
Biennale, Cheongju, South Korea. Juror,
UrbanGlass Windgate Fellowships.
Wight, Karol B. Member, Association of Art
Museum Directors. Trustee and Fellow, The
Corning Museum of Glass. Board member,
AIHV. Member, advisory committee, Inter
collegiate Center for Classical Studies, Rome,
Italy; and glass subcommittee, ICOM.
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Publications
The Corning MuseuM of glass
Notable Acquisitions
2011
CHEMICAL ANALYSES
OF
EARLY GLASSES
Robert H. Brill
Chemical Analyses of Early Glasses
Volume 3: The Years 2000–2011,
Reports, and Essays
Robert H. Brill and Colleen P.
Stapleton
728 pp., illustrations
and
Colleen P. Stapleton
Volume 3
The Years 2000–2011,
Reports, and Essays
The Corning Museum of Glass:
Notable Acquisitions 2011
84 pp., 80 color illustrations
JOURNAL OF
GLASS
STUDIES
NewGlass
Review 33
Journal of Glass Studies
Volume 54
318 pp., illustrations
New Glass Review 33
128 pp., 226 color illustrations
VOLUME 54 • 2012
THE CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS
The Corning Museum of Glass
Paperweight
Pals
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Paperweight Pals
Karol Wight
22 pp.
Leadership Team
Robert K. Cassetti
Senior Director, Creative Services
and Marketing
Ellen D. Corradini
Director of Human Resources
and Safety
Elizabeth M. Duane
Director, Marketing
and Community Relations
Nancy J. Earley
Senior Director, Administration
and Finance
E. Marie McKee
President
David R. Togni Jr.
Director of Finance
Karol B. Wight
Executive Director and Curator
of Ancient and Islamic Glass
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Museum
Staff
Taryn J. Bertolino
Hot Glass Cruise Ship
Demonstrator/Narrator
Staff as of
December 31, 2012
Kelly L. Bliss
Cataloguer
Gabriel T. Bloodworth
Jacqueline M. Brandow
Make Your Own Glass Workshop
Assistant, The Studio
Nancy R. Brennan
Buyer
Amy J. Schwartz
Director of Education
and The Studio
Sally K. Berry
Group Sales and Loyalty
Marketing Manager
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Daniel L. Alexander
Catherine L. Ayers
Lyman C. Babbitt
Coordinator, The Studio
Peter Bambo-Kocze
Bibliographer
Gail P. Bardhan
Reference and Research Librarian
Jeannine M. Bates
GlassMarket Area Coordinator
Regan Brumagen
Reference and Emerging
Technology Services Librarian
Ann M. Bullock
Human Resource / Constituent
Management Specialist
Warren M. Bunn II
Collections and Exhibitions
Manager
Kenneth L. Burns
Public Services Assistant
Kimberly A. Carlisle-Locey
Executive Assistant
Kurt B. Carlson
Team Leader, The Studio
Nivedita Chatterjee
Processing Archivist
Christina M. Cicci
Tour Reservations and Sales
Coordinator
Rebecca A. Congdon
Development and Special
Projects Coordinator
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Christy L. Cook
Assistant Registrar
Julia A. Corrice
Serials Assistant
Lynn M. Creeley
Retail Operations / Inventory Associate
Amy M. De Simone
Reference Librarian
Matthew W. Decker
Ross A. Delano-Wadsworth
Laurie J. Derr
Collections Management Assistant
Daniel G. DeRusha
Hot Glass Logistics and Ship
Supervisor
Diane Dolbashian
Librarian
Ryan F. Doolittle
Allison M. Duncan
Special Projects Planner, The Studio
Matthew K. Eaker
Maintenance Coordinator
Kelley J. Elliott
Curatorial Assistant, Modern Glass
Shirley K. Faucett
Everett M. Hirche
Beverly J. Hough
Lauren S. Hunt
Caitlin B. Hyde
Technical Interpreter / Glass
Demonstrator
Beth J. Hylen
Reference and Outreach Librarian
Scott R. Ignaszewski
Audiovisual and Events Supervisor
Carroña (Carrion),
blown glass chandelier,
assembled, broken;
metal fittings, taxi
dermied crows, thread.
Javier Pérez (Spanish,
b. 1968), Italy, Murano,
Berengo Studio, 2011.
Edition 1/4. H. 120 cm,
W. 150 cm (2012.3.33).
Mieke L. Fay
Youth and Family Programs Educator
Katherine E. Fiedler
Guest Services Associate
Kathleen D. Force
Storage Facility Coordinator
A. John Ford
Narrator / Interpreter
Andrew M. Fortune
Photographer / Digital Imaging
Supervisor
Lori A. Fuller
Associate Librarian, Collections
Management
JoAnne M. Gargano
GlassMarket Store and Customer
Service Supervisor
Steven T. Gibbs
Senior Manager, Hot Glass
Programs
Aaron M. Jack
William J. Gilbert
Safety Manager
Dane T. Jack
Eric S. Goldschmidt
Innovation Center Programs
Supervisor
G. Brian Juk
Zachary S. Gorell
Nedra J. Jumper
Administrative Project Planner
William Gudenrath
Resident Adviser, The Studio
Julie M. Kabelac
Acquisitions and Serials Supervisor
Bonnie L. Hackett
Customer Service Specialist
Laurice E. Kain
Stacy E. Harkin
Guest Services Lead Group
Tour Associate
Kala G. Karden
Volunteer Program Supervisor
Brandy L. Harold
Registrar
George M. Kennard
Hot Glass Team Leader / Gaffer
Myrna L. Hawbaker
Volunteer Program Coordinator / Telephone Administrator Thomas M. Knotts
Executive Secretary
Stephen Hazlett
Preparator/Mount Maker
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Stephen P. Koob
Chief Conservator
Valerie M. Kretschmann
Accounting Associate
Karen A. Metarko
Financial Analyst
Donald G. Pierce
Hot Glass Team Leader / Gaffer
Amanda S. Kritzeck
Content and Media Specialist
L. Kerry Miller
Tourism Sales Specialist
Martin J. Pierce
Digital Photography Technician
David A. Kuentz
Innovation Center Technician / Demonstrator
Maureen L. Miller
Guest Services Supervisor
Cynthia J. Price
School and Docent Programs
Coordinator
Ashley C. LaRocque
Guest Services Associate
Kyle A. Lavery
Facility Coordinator, The Studio
Allison S. Lavine
Digital Photography Assistant
Suzette L. Lutcher
GlassMarket Purchasing
and Sales Associate
Louise M. Maio
Public Programs Planner
Miriam Martinez
Member Services Specialist
Megan C. Mathie
James I. Matteson
Maintenance Supervisor
Stephanie A. Miller
Digital Communications Supervisor
Mary Cheek Mills
Education Programs Manager
Jessica A. Moore
Special Projects Team Leader,
The Studio
Timothy L. Morgan
Maintenance Technician
Timothy M. Morgan
Inventory Control Specialist
David R. Murray
Operations Manager
Aprille C. Nace
Associate Librarian, Public Services
Victor A. Nemard Jr.
GlassMarket Merchandise Manager
Francis R. Ochab
Preparator
Linda R. McCollumn
Assistant, The Studio
Tina Oldknow
Curator, Modern Glass
Michael A. McCullough
Assistant Controller
Lewis R. Olson
Hot Glass Technical Team Leader
Megan H. McGovern
Digital Asset Specialist
Jamie M. Perian
Linda K. McInerny
Eric T. Meek
Hot Glass Show/GlassLab Manager
A. Ryan Mellinger
Richard W. Price
Head, Publications Department
Nancy J. Perkins
Events Coordinator
El L. Peterson
Maintenance Technician
Shelley M. Peterson
Merchandise Team Manager
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Coffee Pot, from the
“Containers II”
series, mold-blown,
cased, cut; polished
bronze, wood, highgloss polished coat
ing, gilding. Job
Smeets (Belgian,
b. 1970) and Nynke
Tynagel (Dutch,
b. 1977), Belgium,
Antwerp, Studio Job
in association with
Val St. Lambert,
Seraing, Belgium,
2011. H. 147.3 cm,
W. 48.3 cm
(2012.3.30). Pur
chased with funds
from the Arthur
Rubloff Residuary
Trust.
Lynn E. Read
Aric D. Snee
Christopher A. Rochelle
Demonstrator / Narrator
Tina S. Snow
Marketing and Communications
Coordinator
Alexandra M. Ruggiero
Luce Curatorial Assistant,
American Glass
Jane Shadel Spillman
Curator, American Glass
Stephanie M. Russell
GlassMarket Sales Associate
Thomas J. Ryder
Jacolyn S. Saunders
Publications Specialist
Tracy L. Savard
Cataloguing Specialist, Original
Artwork and Books
Ian M. Schmidt
Harry E. Seaman
Facility Manager, The Studio
Debra C. Sharretts
Human Resource Coordinator
Aaron P. Sheeley
Desktop Coordinator
Annette R. Sheppard
Hot Glass Cruise Ship Team Leader
Carl A. Siglin
Hot Glass Cruise Ship Team Leader
Sara L. Squires
Diane D. Stendahl
Yvette M. Sterbenk
Senior Manager, Communications
Robert V. Swidergal
Helen M. Tegeler
Jason M. Thayer
Audio Technician
Jill Thomas-Clark
Rights and Reproductions Manager
Timothy C. Thompson
Information Technology Operations
Supervisor
Sheila A. Tshudy
Cataloguing Specialist, Trade
Catalogs and Audiovisual Materials
Jeremy I. Unterman
Facility Team Leader, The Studio
Damon V. Smith
Network Administrator/
System Analyst
N. Astrid R. van Giffen
Assistant Conservator
Megan E. Smith-Heafy
Digital Designer / Developer
Jennifer VanEtten
GlassMarket Sales Associate
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Randy T. Vargason
Information Technology Manager
Karen L. Vaughn
Student and Instructor Services
Coordinator, The Studio
Regina L. Wagner
Guest Services Manager
Ling Wang
Database Administrator/
Programmer–Analyst
Diane E. Webster
Guest Services Lead Studio Associate
Gladys M. West
Manager, The Studio
Melissa J. White
Collections Database Specialist
David B. Whitehouse
Senior Scholar
Tina M. Wilcox
Nicholas L. Williams
Photographic Department Manager
Nicholas C. Wilson
GlassMarket and Guest Services
Technical Coordinator
Violet J. Wilson
Administrative Assistant,
Curatorial Department
Bonnie L. Wright
Gallery Educator
Mechtild Zink
Education Programs Assistant
Stefan M. Zoller
Preparator
Docents
and
Volunteers
The Museum’s 78 docents led 1,740 tours
in 2012 (a total of 2,805 hours).
Our docents, and their years of service
to the Museum, are:
Anita Adelsberg, 4
Jerry Altilio, 7
Malinda Applebaum, 6
Roger Bartholomew, 2
Melissa Bauco, 7
Bonnie Belcher, 12
Karen Biesanz, 8
Christine Brazil, 1
Louise Bush, 4
Richard Castor, 12
Zung Sing Chang, 10
Sharon Colacino, 7
Joseph Coletta, 2
Ann Congdon, 3
Barbara Cooper, 7
Barbara Cunningham, 2
Martha Custer, 2
Kimberly Cutler, 4
Anne Darling, 8
Shirley Edsall, 12
Charles Ellis, 11
Dee Eolin, 7
Linda Fields, 2
Sherry Gehl, 12
Michael Geiger, 5
Nathalie Gollier, 7
Gretchen Halpert, 4
Thomas Hart, 11
Virginia Hauff, 12
Kaori Heberle, 1
Bianca Heldt, 2
Toni Hinchclif, 1
Roberta Hirliman, 7
Janis Hobbs-White, 6
William Horsfall, 10
Christine Hoyler, 2
Albert Johnson, 11
Margaret Kish, 5
John Kohut, 8
Jean Krebs, 10
Eileen Kremer, 6
Jennifer Kuhn, 1
Barbara Kurcoba, 2
Pam Lally, 1
Yun Kyung Lee, 2
Steven Levine, 7
Lenore Lewis, 14
Elizabeth Lisk, 2
Dennis Lockard, 7
Tricia Louiz, 5
Mary Margeson, 8
Sophie Mayolet, 4
Connie McCarrick, 7
William Mecum, 5
Daniel Minster, 8
Francine Murray, 5
Karen Navaie, 1
Dudley Newell, 1
William Plummer, 10
William Powell, 8
Judith Prentice, 6
Thomas Reynolds, 4
Anna Rice, 14
Karen Rowe, 8
Betty Santandrea, 5
Loris Sawchuk, 32
Kevin Sives, 1
Gisela Smith, 9
Shao-Fung Sun, 7
Patricia Thiel, 20
Steve Tong, 9
Edward Trexler, 10
Florence Villa, 9
Donald Walker, 12
Elizabeth Whitehouse, 2
Lorraine Wright, 2
Mary Young, 6
Yizhou Zhang, 2
Honorary docents, who
have given more than 15
years of service to the
Museum but are no longer
able to provide tours, are:
Sharon DeRusha
Nicole Diederich
Abigail Dolan
Carolina Downie
Juliet Downie
Shirley Edsall
Benjamin Ehrenberg
Max Erlacher
Hunter Erway
Charles Evans
Nancy K. Evans
Milton French
Moira French
Sherry Gehl
Katie Goforth
Susan Goodrich
Anita Goodwin
Terri Grace
Chris Gridley
Owen Gudenrath
Sophia Gudenrath
Renee Hall
Abigail Harkin
Caleb Harrington
Sara Hart
Virginia Hauff
Amelia Hawbaker
Marlene Heikkila
Janis Hobbs-White
Samah Hoque
Philip Addabbo
Josephine Bickford
Eloise Hopkins
Mary Ellen Ivers
Lucille Richter
In September 2012, we
were joined by a class
of 10 docents in training:
Laura Acuto
Andrea Bocko
Lindy DiPietro
Richard Dreifuss
Meg Horn
Joanne Izbicki
James McCarthy
John Snyder
Paul Topichak
Lynn Woodard
In 2012, our volunteers worked 6,937 hours
as they served at special events and helped
many Museum departments.
Volunteers in 2012 were:
Elaine Acomb
Hilda Allington
Leslie Antos
Dorothy Behan
Molly Behan
Lois Benjamin
Billie Jean Bennett
Helen Bierwiler
Karen Biesanz
Gloria Bingaman
Whitney Birkett
Susan Brown
Shirley Brzezinski
Nancy Burdick
Annette Bush
Louise Bush
Rita Cain
Hannah Calkins
Margaret Carter
Marissa Cavallaro
Florence Cecce
Olivia Clark
David Conway
Amy Cunningham
Sadie Cutler
Rose Darcangelo
Beverly Dates
Shelby Davis
Hannah Dennison
Marilyn Denson
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Flower Block, blown, cast,
fused, engraved, cut,
drilled, ground, polished.
Steffen Dam (Danish, b.
1961), Denmark, Ebeltoft,
the 27th Rakow Commis
sion, 2012. H. 28 cm, W.
58 cm (2012.3.36).
Barbara Hornick-Lockard
Annie Hou
Awanda Hunt
George Hunt
Suzanne Jeffery
Jack Keach
Kasia Kieli
Margaret Kish
Glenn Kohnke
John Kohut
Marianne Kosty
Robert Kosty
Jean Krebs
Jerry Laughlin
June Laughlin
John Lehman
Kaitlyn Lembo
Earl Leonard
Earl Leonard Jr.
Jill Lewis
Les Lewis
Nina Listopadzki
Ashley Locey
Tricia Louiz
Sidra Malik
Wesline Manuelpillai
Alex Mattingly
Mildred Miles
Julie Miller
Jenna Morrisey
James Nelson
Liz Newman-Ehman
Marge Nieber
Jemi Ong
Drew Park
Kate Paterson
Kavita Patil
Janet Perdue
Connie Petro
Meredith Rector
Roxanne Reed
Anna Rice
Caroline Robinson
Bethanie Rogers
Betty Santandrea
Kacey Scheib
Susan Scorza
Sara Scott
Connie Scudder
Adam Setzer
Courtney Setzer
Indira Sharma
Kristine Sherwood
Jennifer Shih
Jussi Sistonen-Lonnroth
Deborah Smith
Gisela Smith
Victoria Squires
Pat Starzec
Patrick Stevens
Joseph Stutzman
Maria Stutzman
Shao-Fung Sun
Myroslava Svyrydenko
Emily Tifft
Joan Tojek
Steve Tong
Dorothy Touschner
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James Touschner
Katheryn Tripeny
Nico Tripeny
Prema Vaddi
Parvathy Varma
Allison Wagner
Emily Wagner
Jiafan Wang
Joanne Wang
Eileen Warren
Ciera Webb
Katelyn Whalen
Judy Whitbred
Lauren Witmer
MacKenzie Witter
Radha Wusirika
San San Yee
Development
The Corning Museum of Glass gratefully
acknowledges the many donors, Members,
foundations, and corporate contributors that
supported its initiatives in 2012. Fourteen new
individuals and couples joined the Museum’s
patron group, the Ennion Society, expanding
the group to 136 households.
Ennion Society members donated $290,000
to the 2012 campaign. Funds from the Soci
ety were used to add two significant ancient
objects to the Museum’s glass collection. The
acquisition of a portrait inlay of Pharaoh
Akhenaten was voted upon by members of
the Directors, Curators, Sustainers, and Col
lectors Circles of the Society. A Roman inlaid
bowl with a Nilotic scene was purchased in
part with funds from Society members.
One of the highlights of the year was the
annual Ennion Society dinner, held on October
17 in the Museum’s auditorium. Two hundred
six members of the Society and guests attended
the elegant event, which included a presenta
tion by Thomas Phifer, design architect of the
Museum’s North Wing expansion. The dinner
was graciously hosted by James B. Flaws,
chairman of the Museum’s Board of Trustees,
and his wife, Marcia D. Weber. The annual
sale of glass objects raised $19,820 for The
Studio’s Scholarship and Artist-in-Residence
Fund, and a silent auction of unique experi
ences, new this year, raised $7,250 to fund
visits to the Museum by students in area
schools.
Additional Ennion Society events in 2012
included private dinners with “Meet the Artist
and Astronaut” lecturers Josh Simpson and
Cady Coleman, hosted by Marie McKee and
Robert Cole Jr. at the Museum, and “Meet
the Artist” lecturer Fritz Dreisbach, hosted by
Richard and Judy Sphon at their home. Mem
bers also enjoyed a tour of the Museum’s spe
cial exhibition, “Making Ideas: Experiments
in Design at GlassLab,” led by Tina Oldknow,
as well as a reception for Rakow Commission
recipient Steffen Dam, which included the un
veiling of Flower Block, a work consisting of
glass blocks of soft, muted, seemingly organic
forms stacked in rows and columns.
Other donations brought an additional
$350,000 into the Museum’s glassmaking
scholarship funds. These donations included
proceeds of $255,650 from glass auctions on
three of Celebrity Cruises’ Solstice-class ships,
and $48,000 raised during the December Stu
dio Holiday Open House weekend.
Grants awarded in 2012 included $40,000
from the New York State Council on the Arts
for 2013 general operating support, $25,000
from the Henry Luce Foundation to support
a curatorial assistant to survey the Museum’s
American glass collection, $12,500 from the
F. M. Kirby Foundation for general operating
support, $10,000 from The Dana Foundation
for studio scholarships and equipment and
supplies, $7,350 from The Triangle Fund to
support The Studio’s cooperative glassblowing
and flameworking program with the Corning–
Painted Post High School Learning Center as
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Development
and
Membership
Portrait inlay of Pharaoh
Akhenaten, cast, coldworked. Egypt, about
1353–1336 B.C. H. 4.2
cm, W. (ear to nose) 2.9
cm (2012.1.2). Gift of
the Ennion Society.
Members of the Ennion
Society look at some
of the objects offered
for sale to benefit The
Studio’s Scholarship and
Artist-in-Residence Fund.
Membership
Le Serpent et serpent de
l’eau (The snake and the
water snake), cast glass
and pâte de verre; copper
electroplated snakes.
Seth Randal (American,
b. 1957), U.S., Seattle,
WA, 1990. H. 33 cm,
D. 30.5 cm (2012.4.162).
Gift of Daniel Greenberg
and Susan Steinhauser.
well as the Junior Scientists program, and
$6,000 from The F. Ross and Laura Jean Birk
hill Family Foundation to create a processes
and properties video.
At year-end, the Museum received a gener
ous donation of 24 glass objects from Ennion
Society members Daniel Greenberg and Susan
Steinhauser. Daniel and Susan, who live in Los
Angeles, have been collecting contemporary
glass since the late 1970s. In honor of the
50th year of the Studio Glass movement in the
United States, Greenberg and Steinhauser be
gan dispersing their entire glass collection to
art institutions around the country. Four other
museums received glass objects: the Los Ange
les County Museum of Art; the Museum of
Fine Arts, Houston; the Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston; and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
The Museum greatly appreciates the gener
osity of our benefactors for glass and library
acquisitions, education and Studio programs,
and numerous special interests. We thank them
all for their continued support.
Karol B. Wight
Executive Director and Curator of Ancient
and Islamic Glass
Nancy J. Earley
Senior Director, Administration and Finance
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The Museum’s membership program had a
very successful year. We welcomed more than
930 new Members and recorded an 11-percent
increase in Members upgrading to the Donor
level and above. Our frontline associates in
form our visitors daily about membership
benefits that encourage them to stay in touch
with the Museum beyond their initial visit.
Among the highlights of our Members’ of
ferings in 2012 were opportunities to meet the
noted glass artists Fritz Dreisbach and Erwin
Eisch. Dreisbach is a studio glass pioneer and
founder of the Glass Art Society, while Eisch
was one of the founders of the Studio Glass
movement in Europe. The Rakow Commis
sion honored the Danish artist Steffen Dam,
who presented an illustrated talk on his work
during the annual Seminar on Glass. Although
Dam’s pieces are inspired by nature, he says
that the specimens he creates are “plausible,
but not from this world.” Receptions allowed
Members to talk with all of these artists and
to learn more about their work.
Members were also able to meet the artist
Josh Simpson and the astronaut Cady Coleman,
who visited the Museum in March. Coleman
discussed some of her experiences, while Simp
son explained his “Infinity Planet” project,
which places his small glass planets around the
globe. A total of 160 Members attended the
reception, and more than 300 people came to
the lecture.
At the special Members’ opening of the year’s
much-anticipated special exhibition, “Making
Ideas: Experiments in Design at GlassLab,”
Members and artists came together for an ex
citing evening. With Tina Oldknow, the Mu
seum’s curator of modern glass, Members
watched a GlassLab design performance by
the artist-glassmaker Eric Meek and the de
signer Paul Haigh. Members were also invited
to submit their own designs. One of those de
signs, presented by Dr. Wayne C. Templer, a
Corning resident, offered an “Atlantic Salmon
Flies, Black Bar-Green Butt” design that Eric
Meek proceeded to create in glass.
We are very grateful for the support of our
Members. Our membership ranges from al
most all of the American states and Canadian
provinces to Europe and China.
Miriam Martinez
Member Services Specialist
Donors to the Glass Collection
The generosity of 51 donors allowed the
Museum to add 235 objects to the collection
during the year.
Anonymous (in honor of the Penland School
of Crafts)
Sculpture, Mouths to Feed. U.S., Bat Cave,
NC, Michael Sherrill, 2009.
Dale and Doug Anderson, New York, NY
Sculpture, 3 Element Sculpture. U.S., Shel
burne Falls, MA, Martin Rosol, 1991.
David and Susanna Bensinger, San Francisco,
CA
Sculpture, Book of History. Hungary,
Budapest, Mária Lugossy, 1999.
Neila and Tom Bredehoft, St. Louisville, OH
Eleven wooden patterns for glass vessels.
U.S., Tiffin, OH, United States Glass Company,
about 1900–1920.
The Family of Thomas S. Buechner,
Corning, NY
Ten panels inspired by characters and
narratives from Der Ring des Nibelungen.
U.S., Stanwood, WA, Pilchuck Glass School,
Thomas S. Buechner, 1987.
Sculpture, Cell Cube with Purple Manipulation. U.S., Carbondale, IL, Jiyong Lee, 2012.
Damon Crain, New York, NY
Footed vase, gourd‑shaped vase, and roemerstyle footed goblet or vase. U.S., Milton, WV,
Blenko Glass Company Inc., about 1930–1932.
Vase with two handles, amphora‑shaped
vase with two handles, and doughnut‑shaped
vase. U.S., Milton, WV, Blenko Glass Company
Inc., about 1930–1934.
“Verde” hourglass‑shaped vase, “Verde”
handled vase in the shape of a hen, and “Verde”
footed vase. Italy, Tuscany, Empoli region,
about 1930–1958.
Goblet‑shaped vase with knobbed stem and
decanter. Italy, Tuscany, Empoli region, about
1950–1968.
Bottle‑shaped vase in experimental color.
U.S., Milton, WV, Blenko Glass Company
Inc., designed by Wayne Dale Husted in 1956,
made in 1960.
Experimental vase. U.S., Milton, WV,
Blenko Glass Company Inc., possibly designed
by Wayne Dale Husted, about 1960.
Thomas and Peetie Dimitroff and Thomas
Dimitroff Jr., Corning, NY (in honor of Tom
and Mary Buechner)
Sculpture, Fanciful Female Figure, and Vase
with Two Bird Heads. Czechoslovakia, about
1940–1960.
Chihuly Studio, Seattle, WA
Blanket, Blanket No. 4. U.S., Portland, OR,
Pendleton Mills, and Seattle, WA, Portland
Press, Dale Chihuly, 2010.
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY
Two glass disk samples. U.S., Corning, NY,
Steuben Glass Inc., designed by Eric Hilton,
1990–1999.
Generation 3.5 chrome-coated glass sub
strate, black matrix for color filter, color filter
for TFT-LCD, TFT array for notebook PC,
cell assembly (TFT array and color filter), and
panel for notebook computer. Corning Incor
porated and Samsung.
Panel for desktop monitor. Corning Incor
porated and Samsung.
Model glass stirrer invented by Charles
DeVoe.
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (funds,
in honor of Chairman Kun‑hee Lee of Samsung)
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Donors to
the Museum
Der den Trotz lehrte,
straft den Trotz? (Does
he who taught defiance
punish defiance?), sheet
glass, transparent black
enamel, silver stain,
metal frame. Thomas S.
Buechner (American,
1926–2010), U.S., Stan
wood, WA, Pilchuck
Glass School, 1987.
H. 20 cm, W. 19.8 cm
(2012.4.88). Gift of the
family of Thomas S.
Buechner.
Vase, Kingfishers, blown,
engraved. Joseph Libisch
(American, b. Croatia,
1886–1964), U.S., Cor
ning, NY, 1931. H. 25 cm,
D. 19.9 cm (2012.4.1).
Gift of Thomas Elmer in
memory of Helen Libisch
Elmer.
Thomas and Peetie Dimitroff and Thomas
Dimitroff Jr., Corning, NY (in memory of
Priscilla Houghton)
Goblet, sherbet, and plate. U.S., Corning,
NY, Steuben Glass Works, about 1920–1932.
Ennion Society of The Corning Museum of
Glass, Corning, NY, and the Houghton Endowment Fund (funds, purchased in part)
Inlaid bowl with Nilotic scene. Roman Em
pire, fourth–fifth centuries.
Gerald M. Eggert, Gaithersburg, MD
Verre de soie vase in brass mount, and verre
de soie sherbet glass with silver foot. U.S., Cor
ning, NY, Steuben Glass Works, 1905–1930.
James B. Flaws and Marcia D. Weber,
Corning, NY (funds)
Sculpture, Avian Pair. U.S., Essex, CT,
Marc Petrovic, 2012.
Gerald M. Eggert and Sally Coberly, Gaithersburg, MD (in memory of their parents, Molly
Anne Hoover Coberly, Marion H. Coberly,
Clara Ruth Victoria Ryden Eggert, and
Arnold R. Eggert)
Four card-suit dishes. U.S., about 1890–
1915.
The Joseph Henry Gittings IV Family, Pleasant
Hill, TN (in memory of Eugene Gable Gittings
of Pittsburgh, PA)
Covered compote. Probably France, proba
bly Baccarat, 1850–1870.
Thomas Elmer, Corning, NY (in memory of
Helen Libisch Elmer)
Vase, Kingfishers. U.S., Corning, NY, en
graved by Joseph Libisch, 1931.
Ennion Society of The Corning Museum of
Glass, Corning, NY
Portrait inlay of Pharaoh Akhenaten. Egypt,
about 1353–1336 B.C.
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Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser,
Los Angeles, CA
Oval murrine tabletop. Italy, Murano,
Ulderico Moretti & C., Ulderico Moretti,
about 1930.
Vessel, Pope Piece. U.S., Rehoboth, MA,
Michael Glancy, 1978–1979.
Vessel, Pilchuck Basket. U.S., Stanwood, WA,
Pilchuck Glass School, Dale Chihuly, 1980.
Bowl, Mickey’s Birth. Sweden, Transjö,
Ann Wärff Wolff with the assistance of JanErik Ritzman, 1982.
Vase, Man Holding Glass of Water and
Fish, from “People Holding Animals” series.
France, Nancy, Cristallerie Daum, and U.S.,
Amesbury, MA, Dan Dailey, 1983.
Sculpture, Beta Pictoris. U.S., Rehoboth,
MA, Michael Glancy, 1984.
Vessel, Ruby Lip Sync. U.S., Rehoboth,
MA, Michael Glancy, 1984.
Sculpture, New Jewel Movement. U.S.,
Rehoboth, MA, Michael Glancy, 1985.
Sculpture, Snake in Ginkgo Leaves. U.S.,
Warsaw, OH, Doug Anderson, 1986.
Sculpture, Cheek to Cheek. U.S., Knoxville,
TN, Richard Jolley, 1988.
Vessel, Triangular Coupe. U.K., London,
Diana Hobson, about 1988.
Vessel, Le Serpent et serpent de l’eau. U.S.,
Seattle, WA, Seth Randal, 1990.
Bowl, Skulls Bowl. U.S., Seattle, WA, Paul
Marioni, 1991.
Vessel, Untitled 1-1991-#9. Australia,
Canberra, ACT, Klaus Moje, 1991.
Sculpture, The Secrets of Winemaking. U.S.,
Seattle, WA, Ginny Ruffner, 1993.
Sculpture, Curlew. U.S., Boyertown, PA,
Karla Trinkley, 1994.
Vessel, Savannah Grass. Italy, Murano,
Laura de Santillana, 1996.
Vessel, Untitled 1-1996-#9. Australia,
Canberra, ACT, Klaus Moje, 1996.
Sculpture, Crystal Obscura. U.S., Rehoboth,
MA, Michael Glancy, 1996–1998.
Sculpture, Color Field. U.S., Escondido,
CA, Therman Statom, 1997.
Panel, Plaza de Mayo. Italy, Vigevano, Silvia
Levenson, 2001.
Sculpture, Lunar Drawing. U.S., Millville,
NJ, WheatonArts, Mark Zirpel, 2004.
Sculpture, On Edge. Czech Republic,
Železný Brod, Ivan Mareš, 2005.
Sculpture. Czechoslovakia, Prague, Václav
Cigler.
Jiří Harcuba, Prague, Czech Republic
Engraving, Portrait of Samuel Beckett. U.S.,
Corning, NY, The Studio of The Corning Mu
seum of Glass, Jiří Harcuba, 2006.
Engraving, Portrait of William B. Yeats.
U.S., Corning, NY, The Studio of The Corning
Museum of Glass, Jiří Harcuba, 2007.
Two engravings, Portrait of Leo Tolstoy
and Portrait of Lao Tzu. U.S., Corning, NY,
The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass,
Jiří Harcuba, 2008.
The Martha J. Herpst Estate, Titusville, PA
(funds)
Vase in “Acanthus Leaf” pattern. U.S.,
probably Sandwich, MA, probably Boston
and Sandwich Glass Company, about 1835–
1845.
Kerosene banquet lamp in “Victoria” pat
tern. U.S., probably White Mills, PA, C. Dor
flinger and Sons (glass blanks); Corning, NY,
J. Hoare and Company (cutting); Waterbury,
CT, Plume and Atwood Manufacturing Com
pany (metal parts); about 1895–1905; and
Pepi Herrman (chimney).
The Hospice Thrift Center, Santa Fe, NM
Dish. U.S., Corning, NY, T. G. Hawkes and
Company, about 1895–1910.
Houghton Endowment Fund
See Ennion Society of The Corning Museum
of Glass.
Dafna Kaffeman, Tel Aviv, Israel
Sculpture, Horse Skeleton. Israel, Jerusalem,
Dafna Kaffeman, 2003.
The Karl and Anna Koepke Endowment Fund,
Kent, OH (funds)
Cream jug. U.S., probably Philadelphia,
PA, possibly Kensington Glass Works, John
Nicholson’s Glasshouse, or Philadelphia Glass
Works, about 1800–1815.
Overlay chalice. Probably U.K., possibly
Stevens & Williams Ltd. or Thomas Webb
and Sons, 1890–1909.
Petra Korink, Berlin, Germany
See Ralph and Eugenia Potkin.
Dwight and Lorri Lanmon, Santa Fe, NM
Commemorative Corning Museum of Glass
paperweight. France, Paris, Compagnie des
Cristalleries de Saint-Louis, 1978.
Thomas M. Lucco (bequest in memory of his
father, Michael Lucco)
Cane. U.S., Olean, NY, Olean Glass Com
pany, about 1880.
M. Scott Mampe, Charlottesville, VA
Seventeen pieces of tableware in “Honey
comb” pattern. U.S., about 1840–1870.
Richard Marquis, Whidbey Island, WA
Piece of tessuto cane. Italy, Murano, Venini
& C., Carlo Scarpa, about 1940.
Murrina with American flag. Italy, Murano,
Venini & C., Richard Marquis and Robert
Naess, 1969.
Murrina with Little Red Riding Hood’s
grandmother’s house. Italy, Murano, Venini
& C., Richard Marquis, 1969.
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On Edge, mold-melted,
cut. Ivan Mareš (Czech,
b. 1956), Czech Repub
lic, Železný Brod, 2005.
H. 52 cm, W. 111 cm
(2012.3.47). Gift of
Daniel Greenberg and
Susan Steinhauser.
Stars and Stripes Acid
Capsule #4, hot-worked
murrine, a canne, and
incalmo. Richard Marquis (American, b. 1945),
Italy, Murano, Venini &
C., 1969–1970. L. 12.2
cm, D. 4.4 cm (2012.3.34).
Gift of the artist in mem
ory of Ludovico Diaz de
Santillana.
Sculpture, Capsule #1. Italy, Murano,
Venini & C., Richard Marquis, 1969–1970.
Murrina with hammer and sickle. Italy,
Murano, Venini & C., Richard Marquis and
Robert Naess, 1970.
Two The Lord’s Prayer murrine. U.S.,
Berkeley, CA, University of California, Richard
Marquis, 1971–1972.
Vessel, Nose Cup. U.S., Robert Naess, about
1972–1974.
Murrina with pointing finger. U.S., Robert
Naess, 1973–1977.
“Haystack” murrina, and murrina with lob
ster. U.S., Deer Isle, ME, Haystack Mountain
School of Crafts, Richard Marquis, 1974.
Murrina with family portrait. U.S., Penland,
NC, Richard Q. Ritter, about 1976.
Murrina with stars, and murrina with
checkerboard. U.S., Berkeley, CA, Richard
Marquis, 1977.
Murrina with checkerboard. U.S., Berkeley,
CA, Richard Marquis, 1977–1979.
Word murrina, “Tennessee.” U.S., Nash
ville, TN, Peabody College, Richard Marquis,
about 1980.
Murrina with dollar sign, murrina with skull
and crossbones, and murrina with skull. U.S.,
Whidbey Island, WA, Noble Effort Design,
Richard Marquis and Ro Purser, 1983.
Murrina with multiple colored squares. U.S.,
Whidbey Island, WA, Richard Marquis, 1984.
Murrina with patchwork teapot. U.S.,
Whidbey Island, WA, Richard Marquis, 1985.
Murrina with English setter silhouette. U.S.,
Whidbey Island, WA, Richard Marquis, about
1990.
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Word murrina, “Niijima.” Japan, Niijima,
Niijima Glass School, Richard Marquis, about
1990.
Word murrina with Japanese characters.
Japan, Niijima, Ezra Glass Studio, Richard
Marquis, about 1990.
Murrina with black dots outlined in white
on green, and murrina with orange dots out
lined in white on green. U.S., Whidbey Island,
WA, Richard Marquis, 1990–1993.
Sample box, Animal Silhouette Sample Box
#2000‑6. U.S., Whidbey Island, WA, Richard
Marquis, 2000.
Sample box, Zanfirico Sample Box #01‑2,
murrina with bestiary in silhouette, and murrina with Frosty the Snowman. U.S., Whidbey
Island, WA, Richard Marquis, 2001.
Two fractal murrine, three Sierpinski Trian
gle fractal murrine, and two murrine with Net
of Indra. U.S., Whidbey Island, WA, Richard
Marquis, 2006.
See also Ralph and Eugenia Potkin.
(in memory of Ludovico Diaz de Santillana)
Sculpture, Stars and Stripes Acid Capsule
#4. Italy, Murano, Venini & C., Richard
Marquis, 1969–1970.
(gift of Barry Behrstock, M.D.)
Sample box, Murrine Tile Sample Box
#12‑1. U.S., Whidbey Island, WA, Richard
Marquis, 2012.
(gift of Nyla Marnay and Lyla Lawry)
Sculpture, Oil Can #1. U.S., Whidbey
Island, WA, Richard Marquis, 1993–1994.
Sculpture, Egg in Cage #09‑9. U.S., Whid
bey Island, WA, Richard Marquis, 2009.
Richard Marquis, Whidbey Island, WA (gift of
Johanna Nitzke Marquis and Michael Zimmer)
Vessel, Marquiscarpa #99‑16, and murrina
with nuclear radiation symbol. U.S., Whidbey
(gift of Richard Marquis, Jan Vail, and Nora
Fanshell)
Vessel with fabric cozy, Tea Kettle. U.S.,
Berkeley, CA, Richard Marquis, fabric cozy
sewn by Jan Vail and Nora Fanshell, 1971–
1972.
(gift of Sullivan Giles Richard)
Sculpture, Confetti Pyramid. U.S., Whidbey
Charlotte McMullen, Sun Lakes, AZ (gift of
The Merritt Lum Budd and Edna Van Sickle
Budd Collection)
Bottle and pitcher. Roman Empire, third–
fourth centuries.
Georges D. Muller, Flemington, NJ (gift of
Flemington Cut Glass Company)
Two headlight dimmers. U.S., Flemington,
NJ, Flemington Cut Glass Company, 1918–
1925.
Barbara H. Olsen, St. Petersburg, FL
(in memory of Fellow, John K. Olsen)
Cameo vase. U.K., Stourbridge area, 1880–
1900.
Lily vase. U.S., Cambridge, MA, New
England Glass Company, 1883–1886.
Burmese vase with Egyptian scene. U.S.,
New Bedford, MA, Mt. Washington Glass
Company, 1885–1895.
Crown Milano vase with snow geese, and
Crown Milano demitasse cup and saucer. U.S.,
New Bedford, MA, Mt. Washington Glass
Company, 1891–1895.
Royal Flemish peacock vase, and Royal
Flemish vase with Egyptian scene. U.S., New
Bedford, MA, Mt. Washington Glass Com
pany, 1893–1895.
Cypriote vase. U.S., Corona, NY, Tiffany
Glass and Decorating Company or Tiffany
Furnaces, designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany,
about 1895–1905.
Reactive Lava paperweight vase, and Favrile
vase. U.S., Corona, NY, Tiffany Glass and Dec
orating Company or Tiffany Furnaces, designed
by Louis Comfort Tiffany, about 1895–1905.
Decorated Agate vase. U.S., Corona, NY,
Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company, de
signed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, about 1897–
1899.
Cameo vase. U.S., Corona, NY, Tiffany
Glass and Decorating Company, designed by
Louis Comfort Tiffany, about 1898–1900.
Cameo vase. U.S., Corona, NY, Tiffany
1903–1904.
Alabaster Aurene vase, pink Aurene vase,
and millefiori vase. U.S., Corning, NY, Steuben
Glass Works, 1910–1920.
Moss Agate vase. U.S., Corning, NY, Steu
ben Division, Corning Glass Works, 1910–
1925.
Brown Aurene vase. U.S., Corning, NY,
Steuben Glass Works, 1910–1933.
Millefiori plate. U.S., Corning, NY, Steuben
Glass Works, designed by Frederick Carder,
1915–1920.
Favrile vase. U.S., Corona, NY, Tiffany
about 1915–1920.
Tyrian vase. U.S., Corning, NY, Steuben
Glass Works, 1916–1917.
Acid cutback vase. U.S., Corning, NY, Steu
ben Division, Corning Glass Works, designed
by Frederick Carder, 1920–1933.
Rose Quartz vase, and two acid cutback
vases. U.S., Corning, NY, Steuben Division,
Corning Glass Works, 1920–1933.
Intarsia bowl. U.S., Corning, NY, Steuben
Division, Corning Glass Works, designed by
Frederick Carder, possibly blown by Johnny
Jansson, 1925–1933.
Ivory elephant, and Yellow Jade cologne
with stopper. U.S., Corning, NY, Steuben
Division, Corning Glass Works, 1925–1933.
Twelve flower plates. U.S., Corning, NY,
Steuben Glass Inc., designed by Gordon D.
(Don) Wier in 1948.
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Millefiori plate, assem
bled, fired. U.S., Cor
ning, NY, Steuben Glass
Works, designed by
Frederick Carder, 1915–
1920. D. 16.8 cm
(2012.4.16). Gift of
Barbara Olsen in mem
ory of Fellow, John K.
Olsen.
Paul Stankard, Mantua, NJ
Paperweight study with pink Cattleya
orchid and faceted paperweight study with
Cymbidium orchid. U.S., Mantua, NJ, Paul
Stankard, 1982.
Stourbridge Glass Engravers Ltd., Ruskin
Glass Centre, Stourbridge, U.K.
Commemorative Vase Celebrating 400 Years
of Glassmaking in Stourbridge, 1612–2012.
U.K., Stourbridge, Ruskin Glass Centre, Vic
Bamforth, 2012.
Margaret E. Swartz, Palmerton, PA (gift of
the four daughters of Ruth C. Schade)
Fiberglass potholder. U.S., Toledo, OH,
Owens‑Corning Fiberglass Corporation,
about 1939.
Bowl with Fish Swimming
in Waves, cased, blown,
cameo-cut. Alf Wallander
(Swedish, 1862–1914)
with the assistance of
the engraver Axel Enoch
Boman (Swedish, 1875–
1949), Sweden, Reijmyre,
Reijmyre Glasbruk, 1908.
H. 18 cm, D. 28.4 cm
(2012.3.16). Purchased
with funds from the Ar
thur Rubloff Residuary
Trust.
Ralph and Eugenia Potkin, Malibu, CA;
Petra Korink, Berlin, Germany; and Richard
Marquis, Whidbey Island, WA
Reliquary, Richard Posner Marbles in
Birdcage Reliquary. U.S., Whidbey Island,
WA, Richard Marquis with the assistance
of Brian Pike, 2011.
Arthur Rubloff Residuary Trust (funds)
Cameo gem with portrait of Emperor Au
gustus. Europe, 1800–1825.
Bowl, Bowl with Fish Swimming in Waves.
Sweden, Reijmyre, Reijmyre Glasbruk AB, Alf
Wallander with the assistance of Axel Enoch
Boman, 1908.
Sculpture, Coffee Pot. Belgium, Antwerp,
Studio Job (Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel) in
association with Val St. Lambert, Seraing, Bel
gium, 2011.
Antony E. Snow, Wiltshire, U.K. (Trustee,
1983–2012)
Beer or water goblet, tumbler, “Astrid”
decanter with stopper, and three “Astrid”
goblets. Sweden, Hovmantorp, Orrefors
Glasbruk, designed by Simon Gate, about
1919–1923.
Gladys M. and Harry A. Snyder Memorial
Trust, Rochester, NY (funds, purchased in part)
Reverse painting, Brant Mansion, St. Louis,
Missouri. U.S., M. A. Bugel and C. Klein
schmidt (sketch artist), about 1850–1860.
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Eugenia Thiel, Painted Post, NY
Tiffin Conic candy jar and cover. U.S., Pitts
burgh, PA, U.S. Glass Company, Factory D,
about 1928.
Kenneth R. Treis, Greater Milwaukee Foun
dation, Milwaukee, WI (funds)
Pitcher with silver rim. U.S., New Bedford,
MA, Pairpoint Corporation (glass), and Provi
dence, RI, Gorham Manufacturing Company
(silver), 1904–1910.
Al Trinidad, Pearl River, NY
Four Liberty Bell jelly jars/coin banks. U.S.,
Philadelphia, PA, patented in 1885.
Anders Wingård, Baskemölla, Sweden
Two drinking glasses, Ice Cube, in original
wood box. Sweden, Baskemölla, Wingård
Glashyttan, Anders Wingård, 2012.
Jerry Wright, Corning, NY
Fly catcher. U.S., 1925–1945.
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Donors to the Rakow Research Library
Financial Donors
Paul Bookbinder and Sarah Blue, Hamilton, NY
Morgan Chivers, San Jose, CA
The Fellows of The Corning Museum of Glass,
Corning, NY
David Fuchshuber, Fort Worth, TX
Doriann Jolley, Dallas, PA
Dale and Tina Kasick, Pittsburgh, PA
Lenders of Materials
Jim Doherty, Moorestown, NJ
Fritz Dreisbach, Freeland, WA
Museum of American Glass at WheatonArts,
Millville, NJ
Jeanette Smith, Sterling, NY
Donors to the Library Collection
Alvar Aalto Akatemia, Helsinki, Finland
Linda D. Alexander, Stow, OH
American Cut Glass Association, Ramona, CA
The American Scientific Glassblowers Society,
National Office, Machias, NY
M. Giuseppina Malfatti Angelantoni, AIHV,
Italian Committee, Milan, Italy
Archaeological Institute of Aegean Studies,
Rhodes, Greece
Archäologischer Dienst des Kantons Bern,
Bern, Switzerland
The Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass,
Dallas, TX
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA,
Australia
Artel Glass, Prague, Czech Republic
Susan Arthur, Pennington, NJ
Marvion E. and Esther Ashburn, Irvine, PA
Ateneo Veneto, Venice, Italy
Baccarat, Paris, France
Baccarat Crystal, New York, NY
Lee F. Baldwin, Corning, NY
Pronob and Gail Bardhan, Corning, NY
Hans Peter Behn, London, ON, Canada
Adriano Berengo, Berengo Fine Arts, Venice,
Italy
Biedermann & Sons Inc., Northfield, IL
Frederick and Jeannie Birkhill, Pinckney, MI
Pat Blair, American Cut Glass Association,
Escondido, CA
Bonhams, London, U.K.
Flora Bonzo, Corning, NY
Angela Bowey, Paihia, New Zealand
Heike Brachlow, Harlow, U.K.
Bredgade Kunsthandel, Copenhagen, Denmark
Robert H. and Margaret R. Brill, Corning, NY
Steven Brondino, Blutstein Brondino Fine Art,
Milwaukee, WI
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Bukowskis, Stockholm, Sweden
Bullseye Glass Company, Portland, OR
Caithness Glass Collectors’ Society, Tor
rington, U.K.
Steve Campbell, Richmond Heights, MO
Carder Steuben Club, Corning, NY
James Carl, Potsdam, NY
Bob Carozzoni, Corning, NY
Juan Pablo Casas, Goya Subastas, Madrid,
Spain
Richard Castor, Horseheads, NY
Dale Chihuly, Seattle, WA
David Clements, Weston, WV
Nancy Cohen, Jersey City, NJ
Barrie Tait Collins, Bethany, CT
Cooking with Glass, Kansas City, MO
Corning Community College, Corning, NY
Michelle Cotton, Corning Incorporated,
Corning, NY
Cowan’s Auctions Inc., Cincinnati, OH
Crystal Classics, Columbus, OH
William Davis, Brighton, VIC, Australia
Giacomo De Carlo, Venice, Italy
Isabel De Obaldía, Panama City, Panama
James Della, San Ramon, CA
Delphi, Lansing, MI
Robert Deutsch, Old City of Jaffa, Israel
Thomas Dimitroff, Corning, NY
Diane Dolbashian, Painted Post, NY
Laura Donefer and Ana Matisse DoneferHickie, Harrowsmith, ON, Canada
Jay and Micki Doros, Irvington, NJ
Carolina Downie, Painted Post, NY
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Drawing for two aqua
marine vases, watercolor
and pencil on paper.
Leslie H. Nash (Ameri
can, b. Britain, 1884–
1958), U.S., Corona,
NY, Tiffany Furnaces,
1911–1912. H. 28 cm,
W. 22 cm.
Story Vase, blown;
black glass beads; wire.
Khishwepi Sithole (South
African [iLembe], 1967–
2011), and Front (Anna
Lindgren [Swedish, b.
1973], Sofia Lagerkvist
[Swedish, b. 1972],
and Charlotte von der
Lancken [Swedish, b.
1977]), with the assistance of Reino Björk
(Swedish, b. 1952),
South Africa, KwaZuluNatal, Siyazama Project
(beadwork), and Sweden, Stockholm, Front
and Editions in Craft
(blown glass), designed
in 2010 and made in
2011–2012. H. 31 cm,
D. 21.4 cm (2012.9.2).
Fritz Dreisbach, Freeland, WA
James Drumright, Ocean Springs, MS
Joellyn Duesberry, Greenwood Village, CO
Vladimír Dufek, Prague, Czech Republic
Echo Valley, Ann Arbor, MI
Márta Edőcs, Sopron, Hungary
Eesti Klaasikunstnike Ühendus = Estonian
Glass Artists’ Union, Tallinn, Estonia
Erwin Eisch, Frauenau, Germany
John C. Emery Sr., Preston Studios, Mel
bourne, FL
Dee Eolin, Corning, NY
Louise Erskine, Paxton, MA
Fenton Art Glass Company, Williamstown,
WV
Margherita Ferri, Venice, Italy
Fire Mountain Gems and Beads, Grants Pass,
OR
The Friends of Broadfield House Glass Mu
seum, Kingswinford, U.K.
Gallery Sejul, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Rob Gardner, Gardner Films, Baltimore, MD
Charlene G. Garfinkle, Santa Barbara, CA
Sophie Guérin Gasc, Association Henri
Guérin, Toulouse, France
Glasgalerie Michael Kovacek, Vienna, Austria
Cristina Grajales, Cristina Grajales Gallery,
New York, NY
Fran Greenfield, Salem, OR
Rudi Gritsch, Kramsach, Austria
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Gros & Delettrez, Paris, France
Guild.com, Madison, WI
André Gutgesell, Ernstthal, Germany
Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
Audrey Handler, Madison, WI
Charles S. Hayes, South Bend, IN
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer
Isle, ME
Jack Hinton, Philadelphia, PA
Milan Hlaveš, Uměleckoprůmyslové Muzeum
v Praze, Prague, Czech Republic
Constanze Höpken, Römisch-Germanisches
Museum Köln, Cologne, Germany
Kirk W. House, Bath, NY
Humler & Nolan, Cincinnati, OH
Marshall and Caitlin Hyde, Corning, NY
Roland Jacob, Goldbach, Germany
Roger Jacobsen, Sandwich, MA
Japan Glass Artcrafts Association, Tokyo, Japan
John Jesko, Columbus, OH
William H. Johnson III, Austell, GA
James D. Julia Inc., Fairfield, ME
Kaminski Auctions, Beverly, MA
Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery, Yokohama,
Japan
Micha Karlslund, Ebeltoft, Denmark
K-Films, Paris, France
The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architec
ture at Harvard University and the Massa
chusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge,
MA
Kingsley North Inc., Norway, MI
Ingalena Klenell, Sunne, Sweden
Kobe Shoin Women’s University, Hyogo, Japan
Jan Kock, Højbjerg, Denmark
Koganezaki Glass Museum, Koganezaki,
Japan
Kaisa Koivisto, Riihimäki, Finland
Steven and William Ladd, Brooklyn, NY
Mary E. Lanham, Adam Mickiewicz Library
and Dramatic Circle, Buffalo, NY
James Lankton, Seoul, Republic of Korea
J. Kenneth Leap, Runnemede, NJ
Silvia Levenson, Lesa, Italy
Walter Lieberman, Seattle, WA
Rosemarie Lierke, Schwalbach, Germany
Liuligongfang Shanghai Co. Ltd., Shanghai,
People’s Republic of China
Howard J. Lockwood, Fort Lee, NJ
Eric Louet, Musée du Verre de Conches,
Conches, France
Dave and Diane Lowery, Lowery’s Hot Glass,
San Diego, CA
Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh, U.K.
Thomas C. MacAvoy, Charlottesville, VA
Magyar Üvegművészeti Társaság, Pécs,
Hungary
Cindy Maier, Corning, NY
Mallett & Son Ltd., London, U.K.
Karen Martin, Corning Incorporated Foun
dation, Corning, NY
The Mayor Gallery, London, U.K.
Ann Gilbert McDonald, Arlington, VA
E. Marie McKee, Corning, NY
Teresa Medici, Treviglio, Italy
Donna Meredith, Tallahassee, FL
Michaan’s Auctions, Alameda, CA
Robert M. Minkoff, Rockville, MD
Jeffrey Mitchem, Parkin, AR
Guido Mocafico Studio, Paris, France
Benjamin P. Moore, Seattle, WA
Musée Baccarat, Baccarat, France
Musée du Verre, Carmaux, France
Museo del Vetro di Empoli, Empoli, Italy
Museo Municipal de Arte en Vidrio de Alcor
cón, Alcorcón, Spain
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
Museum of London, London, U.K.
National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Karen Navaie, Elmira, NY
Charles G. Nitsche, Geneseo, NY
Michele Oka Doner, New York, NY
Tina Oldknow, Corning, NY
Barbara H. Olsen, St. Petersburg, FL
Open Salt Collectors Association, Pocopson,
PA
Oriental Trading Company Inc., Omaha, NE
Pairpoint Glassworks, Sagamore, MA
Jackie Pancari, Alfred, NY
Dr. Paul D. and Elmerina L. Parkman, Ken
sington, MD
Simon Pearce, Windsor, VT
Penn State University Press, University Park, PA
Edwin Peterson, Wading River, NY
Piasa, Paris, France
Robert Ponton, Machias, NY
Christian Poulin, Espace Verre, Montreal, QC,
Canada
Prima Bead, Largo, FL
Marta Isabel Ramírez Silva, Bogotá, Colombia
Ranamok Glass Prize Ltd., Brookvale, NSW,
Australia
Chelsea Reading, Corning Incorporated,
Corning, NY
Isabelle Regout, Gatineau, QC, Canada
Rejuvenation, Portland, OR
Research Institute for Islamic Archaeology
and Culture, Tokyo, Japan
Dolores Riedel, Tinton Falls, NJ
Christopher Ries, Tunkhannock, PA
Ginny Ruffner, Seattle, WA
Tom Rupnicki, La Sorgente Glass Studio,
Media, PA
Debra Ruzinsky, Pittsford, NY
Saint Luke’s Parish, Darien, CT
Tracy Savard, Corning, NY
Alice Scherer, Center for the Study of Bead
work, Portland, OR
Winona Schmitt, Cato, NY
Ulrike Scholda, Baden, Austria
Schott North America Inc., Elmsford, NY
Theodor G. Sellner, Bayerisch Eisenstein,
Germany
Shadow Catcher Entertainment, Seattle, WA
Shanghai Museum of Glass, Shanghai, People’s
Republic of China
Anne-Lise Riond Sibony, Paris, France
Peter Sís, Irvington, NY
Sloans & Kenyon, Chevy Chase, MD
Slovenská Národná Galéria = Slovak National
Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
Val and Rob Smith, LABAC, Leawood, KS
Jane Shadel Spillman, Corning, NY
Paul J. Stankard, Mantua, NJ
Steirisches Glaskunstzentrum und Glasmuse
um, Bärnbach, Austria
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Royal Flemish vase with
Egyptian scene, blown,
enameled, gilded. U.S.,
New Bedford, MA, Mt.
Washington Glass Com
pany, 1893–1895. H.
32.9 cm, D. (max.) 16.8
cm (2012.4.24). Gift of
Barbara Olsen in mem
ory of Fellow, John K.
Olsen.
Claret jug with stopper,
blown, copper-wheel
engraved; applied foot
and handle. England,
Stourbridge, possibly
Thomas Webb and
Sons, possibly engraved
by William Fritsche,
about 1880–1900. H.
33.1 cm (2012.2.4).
Lisabeth A. Sterling, Shoreline, WA
Stockholms Auktionsverk, Stockholm, Sweden
Studio Job Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
Constance Sullivan-Blum, The ARTS Council
of the Southern Finger Lakes, Corning, NY
Table et Cadeau, Antony, France
Tomomi Tamura, Nara, Japan
Gabriella Tassinari, Milan, Italy
Neil Tetkowski, Kean University, Union, NJ
Jill Thomas-Clark, Elmira, NY
Caterina Tognon, Caterina Tognon Arte Con
temporanea, Venice, Italy
Tokyo Glass Art Institute, Kanagawa, Japan
The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
Harley N. Trice, Pittsburgh, PA
Deborah Truitt, Carmel, IN
Kenneth Tughan, Groomsport (County Down,
Northern Ireland), U.K.
Uppsala Auktions, Uppsala, Sweden
Uppsala Universitet, Uppsala, Sweden
Jade Usackas, Calgary, AL, Canada
Bertil Vallien, Eriksmåla, Sweden
Willy Van den Bossche, Schoten, Belgium
Lieve Van Stappen, Ghent, Belgium
Anne Vanlatum, Musée-Atelier du Verre, SarsPoteries, France
William Velazquez, Museo del Vidrio de Bo
gotá, Bogotá, Colombia
Wallace S. Venable, Morgantown, WV
Vetri International Glass, Tacoma, WA
VMH Conseil, Vielle-Saint-Girons, France
François Vouilloz, Sion, Switzerland
John E. Waterman, Boca Raton, FL
David Watts, Barnet, U.K.
Brent Wedding, Corning, NY
Judy and George Whitbred, Campbell, NY
David Whitehouse, Corning, NY
Audrey Whitty, Swords, County Dublin,
Republic of Ireland
Karol Wight, Corning, NY
John Wilcox, Corning, NY
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library,
Winterthur, DE
Woody Auction, Douglass, KS
Bonnie Wright, Corning, NY
WSKG TV and Radio, Binghamton, NY
Jay Okun Yedvab, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Donors to The Studio
We thank the foundations, individuals, and
companies that made generous donations of
funds and materials to The Studio’s programs
in 2012.
Anonymous
The Association of Israel’s Decorative Arts,
Palm Beach, FL
Vic Bamforth, Stourbridge, U.K.
Susan Bartlett, Laguna Beach, CA
The F. Ross and Laura Jean Birkhill Family
Foundation, Detroit, MI
Blue Run Glassworks, Burke, VA
Anna Boothe, Zieglerville, PA
Bullseye Glass Co., Portland, OR
Jeffrey J. and Mary E. Burdge Charitable
Trust, Harrisburg, PA
Jeremy and Angela Burdge, Hilliard, OH
Robin Cass, Rochester, NY
Morgan Chivers, San Jose, CA
Copper & Ice Forge, Glen Williams, ON,
Canada
Amber Cowan, Philadelphia, PA
The Dana Foundation, New York, NY
Carlo Dona Tools, Murano, Venice, Italy*
Claudette Doran, Claudette’s International
Designing Women LLC, Corning, NY
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Quinn Doyle, Corning NY
Márta Edőcs, Sopron, Hungary
Sue Elgar, Plainfield, IL
Sue and Rob Elgar, Plainfield, IL
Frank Fehlner, Corning, NY
Alan Fine, Berkeley, CA*
Jane Francescon, Moline, IL
Jane and Terry Francescon, Moline, IL
Deborah Furletti, Oswego, NY
Lee and Tarie Harris, Vero Beach, FL*
Ann Hollingsworth, Half Moon Bay, CA
Jane Hopfinger, Pittsford, NY
Hui Chan Kang, Glass & Plastic Arts Research
Center, Namseoul University, Seonghwan,
Republic of Korea
Marianne Kelley, Oklahoma City, OK
Jeounghee Kim, Strasbourg, France
Inara Knight, Lutherville, MD
Mary McEachern, Rockville, MD
Metropolitan Contemporary Glass Group,
Scarsdale, NY
MKdisegni, Oklahoma City, OK
Jim Moore Tools for Glass, Port Townsend,
WA
R. A. Morey Design, San Diego, CA
Northstar Glass, Portland, OR
Northstar Glassworks Inc., Tigard, OR
Cynthia O’Leary, Scarsdale, NY
Paperweight Collectors Association of Texas,
Austin, TX
David Porter, East Lansing, MI
Quantum Silicones LLC, Richmond, VA
Rico’s Pizza, Corning, NY
James Rideout and Diane Murray, Hickory,
NC
Dr. Susan W. Schwartz, State College, PA
Abigail Spring, Portland, OR
Philip Stauffer, New Holland, PA*
Tech Acumen Inc., La Cañada Flintridge, CA
David Tiller, Norman, OK
Trautman Art Glass, West Linn, OR
The Triangle Fund, Corning, NY
Tyler Glass Guild, Philadelphia, PA
Amy Valuck, Media, PA
Jessica Woo, Cincinnati, OH
* For the Elio Quarisa Scholarship Fund
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Gifts in Kind
Special thanks to the businesses and individ
uals that provided goods, services, and gifts of
time and talent to the Museum in 2012.
Absolute A Cappella, Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY
Christine Adams, Corning, NY
All Saints Academy, Corning, NY
Alternative School for Math and Science,
Corning, NY
Anthony Road Wine Company, Penn Yan, NY
Atwater Estate Vineyards, Hector, NY
Kathy Broderick, Corning, NY
Wendy Brubaker, Corning, NY
Buttonwood Grove Winery, Romulus, NY
Frederick Carder Elementary School, Corning,
NY
Casa Larga Vineyards, Fairport, NY
Chateau LaFayette Reneau, Hector, NY
Chemung Valley Montessori School, Elmira,
NY
Corning Brass Works, Corning, NY
Corning Christian Academy, Corning, NY
Corning Free Academy Middle School,
Corning, NY
Corning Gaffer District, Corning, NY
Corning–Painted Post East High School,
Corning, NY
Corning–Painted Post West High School,
Painted Post, NY
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Vase in “Acanthus Leaf”
pattern, pressed (in two
parts), tooled, joined.
U.S., probably Sand
wich, MA, probably
Boston and Sandwich
Glass Company, about
1835–1845. H. 25.3
cm, D. (base) 11.2 cm
(2012.4.119). Purchased
with funds from the
Martha J. Herpst Estate.
Cut Cylinders, blown,
cut; stainless steel
and plate glass base;
assembled, bonded.
Harvey K. Littleton
(American, b. 1922),
U.S., Verona, WI, 1968.
H. 23.2 cm, W. 14.6 cm
(2012.4.159).
Crystal Chords, Corning, NY
Damiani Wine Cellars, Hector, NY
Courtney DeRusha, Corning, NY
Dr. Frank’s Vinifera Wine Cellars, Ham
mondsport, NY
Erwin Valley Elementary School, Painted
Post, NY
Shawn Farwell, Corning, NY
Fox Run Vineyards, Penn Yan, NY
Fulkerson Winery, Dundee, NY
Jessie Gardner, Corning, NY
Lisa Gillis, Corning, NY
Michael K. Ginalski, Corning–Painted Post
Area School District, Painted Post, NY
Glenora Wine Cellars Inc., Dundee, NY
Maria Goldwyn, Painted Post, NY
Hugh Gregg Elementary School, Corning, NY
Hugh Gregg Fourth- and Fifth-Grade Chorus,
Corning, NY
Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards, Hector, NY
Alicia Herbst, Corning, NY
Heron Hill Winery, Hammondsport, NY
Hickory Hollow Wine Cellars, Dundee, NY
Sharron Holland, Watkins Glen, NY
James Horton, Painted Post, NY
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Hosmer Winery, Ovid, NY
Kath Jakobson, Elmira, NY
Joni Kehoe, Corning, NY
Keuka Lake Vineyards, Hammondsport, NY
King Ferry Winery, King Ferry, NY
Knapp Winery and Vineyard, Romulus, NY
Dexter Kotzen, Ithaca, NY
Laurie Kraska, Corning, NY
Lakewood Vineyards, Watkins Glen, NY
Lindley–Presho Elementary School, Painted
Post, NY
Marina Liriano, Corning, NY
Stephanie Manning, Painted Post, NY
McGregor Vineyard, Dundee, NY
William McKay, Painted Post, NY
The Men of Last Call, Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY
Miles Wine Cellars, Himrod, NY
Katherine Miller, Corning, NY
Montezuma Winery, Seneca Falls, NY
Northside Blodgett Middle School, Corning,
NY
Erin O’Leary-Brown, Painted Post, NY
One Seventy One Youth Choir, Corning, NY
Michael Orr, Corning, NY
Sheila Ortiz, Corning, NY
Penguin Bay Winery, Hector, NY
Kent Phillips Elementary School, Corning, NY
PTA Reflections Program, Corning, NY
Connie and Josh Randall, Bradford, NY
Ravines Wine Cellars, Hammondsport, NY
Red Newt Cellars, Hector, NY
Rooster Hill Vineyards, Penn Yan, NY
Lisa Rossi-Sullivan, Corning, NY
William E. Severn Elementary School, Cor
ning, NY
Sheldrake Point Vineyard, Ovid, NY
Six Mile Creek Vineyard, Ithaca, NY
Calvin U. Smith Elementary School, Painted
Post, NY
Teresa Telehany, Painted Post, NY
Keenan Tolbert, Corning, NY
The Touchtones, Cornell University, Ithaca,
NY
Tuba Christmas, Horseheads, NY
Jaclyn Vingan, Ithaca, NY
Wagner Vineyards, Lodi, NY
White Springs Farm Estate Winery, Geneva,
NY
Winfield Elementary School, Corning, NY
Birgitt Wolf-King, Painted Post, NY
Megan Wukovitz, Corning, NY
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Donors to Museum Funds
acknowledges individuals and organizations
that made substantial financial gifts to its ac
quisitions and education programs in 2012.
This list is exclusive of membership contribu
tions. Complete lists of donors to the glass
collection, the Rakow Research Library, The
Studio, and the Museum’s public programs
will be found on pages 37–48.
Ennion Society
Lifetime Members
The Ben W. Heineman Sr.† Family
Stanford and Elaine Steppa
Directors Circle ($25,000 and above)
James B. Flaws and Marcia D. Weber
Mr./Mrs. James R. Houghton
Curators Circle ($10,000–$24,999)
Marian and Russell E. Burke III
Roy and Myra Gordon
Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser
E. Marie McKee and Robert Cole Jr.*
Mr./Mrs. Carl H. Pforzheimer III
Helene Safire
Wendell P. Weeks and Kim Frock Weeks
Dr./Mrs. Thomas C. MacAvoy
Robert Minkoff
Kenneth R. Treis
Peter and Cathy Volanakis
Members ($1,200–$2,499)
John and Carole Allaire
Dale and Doug Anderson
Thomas and Ulrike Appelt*
Kate and Ric Asbeck
Gail O. and Elijah Baity*
Susan Bartlett and Edouard de Limburg
Stirum
Ronald and Gail Bellohusen
Al Berger and Carol Auerbach
Thomas E. and Barbara Blumer
Mr./Mrs. Thomas Buckles
Dr. Polly W. Chu and Bill Mattingly
Mary and Jack Cleland
Sarah and Daniel Collins
C. Matthew and Elizabeth Dann
Patricia T. Dann
Kenneth C. Depew
Thomas P. and Peetie Dimitroff
Leonard Dobbs
Jay and Micki Doros
Mr./Mrs. David Dowler
Joe P. and Mary K. Dubendorfer
Sustainers Circle ($5,000–$9,999)
James K. Asselstine and Bette J. Davis
Frederick and Jean Birkhill
Jeremy and Angela Burdge
David Burger
Dr. Jeffrey W. Evenson and Karyn L. Cepek
Kirk and Penny Gregg
Dr. Susan W. Schwartz
Richard and Judy Sphon
Collectors Circle ($2,500–$4,999)
Mr./Mrs. Roger G. Ackerman
Bob and Brenda Brown
Alan Cameros
Jeremy and Marci Cohen
Pippa Cohen
Tony and Moira Cohen
Charles R. and Trudy Craig
Dr. Charles and the Rev. Virginia G.
Deneka
Walter and Karen Douglas*
Alan and Lynette Eusden*
Olivia and Harlan Fischer
James D. Houghton and Connie B. Coburn
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Pair of vases with ja
ponisme scenes, blown,
enameled. France,
Baccarat, Compagnie
des Verreries et Cristal
leries de Baccarat, about
1880. Taller: H. 15.4 cm,
D. 9.7 cm (2012.3.3A, B).
William Eggers and Deborah McLean
Sue and Rob Elgar
Roberta Elliott and Charles Wantman
Mr./Mrs. Max Erlacher
Christopher T. G. Fish
Mr./Mrs. John P. Fox
Jane and Terry Francescon
Jere Gibber and J. G. Harrington
Robert and Patricia Gilchrist
Robert J. and Martha E. Grassi*
Lee and Tarie Harris
Vincent and Anne Hatton
Denise A. Hauselt
Douglas and Katya Heller
Mr./Mrs. Thomas Hinman
The Honorable/Mrs.† Amory Houghton Jr.
Drs. Allan Jaworski and Deborah M. Winn
Kenneth L. Jobe and Rita Patel
Linda E. Jolly*
Sharon Karmazin
Arlene Kaufman and Sanford M. Baklor
Grace and Christopher Kelly*
Mr./Mrs. Peter L. Krog
Jon and Judith Liebman
Mr./Mrs. Doron Livnat
Howard Lockwood and Margaret Best
Kenneth W. Lyon and Sylvia Applebee Lyon
Jean-Pierre and Laurette Mazeau*
Mr./Mrs. Donald A. McCabe Jr.*
Mary E. McEachern
Lani McGregor and Daniel Schwoerer
Ruthie and Charlie McLennan
Drs. Thomas and Mila Meier
Peter L. Meltzer
Dr. Gregory A. Merkel*
Lindsay Mills
Mike and Frances Mohr
David and Susan Morse
Barbara Mullen
Dr. Michael and Charlene Nagel
Ann H. S. and Barry Nicholson*
Karen J. Ohland
Richard A. O’Leary
Fran and Mary Helen Olmstead
Christine and Michael Pambianchi
Elmerina and Paul Parkman
The Rev. James R. Pearce
Prof. John V. B. Perry
Dr./Mrs. William Plummer
Richard and Joan Randles
Douglas and Shirley Reed
James A. Rideout and Diane Murray*
Christina Rifkin
Mark and Kay Rogus*
Myrna and John Ross
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Pamela and Glenn Schneider
John and Christine Sharkey
Josh Simpson and Cady Coleman
John C. and Bonnie A. Sirianni
Kristin and Charles Swain
Mary Ann and Anthony Terranova
Mr./Mrs. G. Thomas Tranter Jr.*
Mary and Tony Tripeny
Deborah Truitt
Mr./Mrs. Robert Turissini
Welmoet and Daniel Van Kammen*
Charles Venable and Martin Webb
Suzanne D. Welch and William D. Watson
Lucille Werlinich
Mr./Mrs. Ian McKibbin White
Steven and Karol Wight
Tony and Ann Wimpfheimer
Theresa and Philip Winer
Jay Okun Yedvab
Carol Yorke and Gerard Conn
Marianne W. and James D. Young
Mr./Mrs. Rainer Zietz
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Contributors ($100–$1,199)
Lee and John Beaumont
Mr./Mrs. Robert Duke
Francis P. Fehlner
David Fuchshuber
Hal and Lucinda Gelfius
Karen and Barry Greene
Marianne Kelley
Karen C. Martin*
Mr./Mrs. Benjamin J. Russell
Dorothy Saxe
Dr./Mrs. James L. Schuppert
Mr./Mrs. Gerald Segur
David Harrison Tiller
Jason and Judith Walsh*
Jessica Woo
Darryl M. Wood and Helene T. Wollin
Foundations, Trusts, Corporations, and Other
Organizations ($100 and above)
Acorn Hill Foundation Inc.
American Cut Glass Association–Eastern
Lakes and Mid-Atlantic Chapters
Association of Israel’s Decorative Arts
F. Ross and Laura Jean Birkhill Family
Foundation
Bullseye Glass Company
Jeffrey J. and Mary E. Burdge Charitable
Trust
Cameros Family Lead Trust
Celebrity Cruises Inc.
The Cleveland Foundation
Community Foundation of Elmira–Corning
and the Finger Lakes Inc.
Corning Incorporated
Corning Incorporated Foundation
The Corning Museum of Glass Employees
The Dana Foundation
Dartmouth College
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Gilbane Building Company
The Jewish Federation of Palm Beach
County
Jones Museum of Glass & Ceramics
The Karma Foundation
F. M. Kirby Foundation
Anna & Karl Koepke Foundation
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc.
Kenneth W. Lyon Trust
Market Street Trust Company
Metropolitan Contemporary Glass Group
John Mills Electric Inc.
The Robert M. Minkoff Foundation Ltd.
MKdisegni
James Starr Moore Memorial Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts
Paperweight Collectors Association of
Texas Inc.
Joseph J. Rothermel Charitable Lead Trust
Schwab Charitable Fund
Josh Simpson Contemporary Glass Inc.
Gladys M. and Harry A. Snyder Memorial
Trust
Tech-Acumen Inc.
Kenneth R. Treis Fund of the Greater
Milwaukee Foundation
The Triangle Fund
Tyler Glass Guild
Vaseline Glass Collectors Inc.
Corporate Matching Gift Donors
AT&T Foundation
Corning Incorporated Foundation
ExxonMobil Foundation
IBM Corporation
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
Margaret H. Carpenter
Karen C. Martin*
Ray Errett
Sidney Goldstein
Ben Heineman
Dorothy Saxe
Norma Jenkins
Jay and Micki Doros
Elio Quarisa
Alan Fine
Lee and Tarie Harris
Philip Stauffer on behalf
of Latcia Stauffer
Axel von Saldern
Sidney Goldstein
Gifts in Tribute
Kurt Carlson
Claudette Doran
William Gudenrath
Francis P. Fehlner
Hot Glass Road Show Crew
that was in West Palm Beach,
Nantucket, and Atlanta
James Starr Moore Memorial
Foundation
Eileen Lowell
Mary and Jack Cleland
Jamie Perian, Daniel Alexander,
and Mathew Decker
Karen and Barry Greene
* Gift matched by a corporate matching gift
† Deceased
Gifts in Memoriam
Andrea Bronfman
Association of Israel’s Decorative Arts
Jeremy and Marci Cohen
Pippa Cohen
Tony and Moira Cohen
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John Shoemaker, recipient
of a Celebrity Cruises
Glassmaking Scholarship,
works on a sinker form
to use in his “Balance”
series, a collection of
work made with glass
and wood that features
two “disparate objects
that are unified in their
form but are different in
scale.”
Museum
Contributing
Members
recognizes individuals and organizations that
have joined at Contributing Membership levels
($125 and above).
Corporate
Corning Incorporated
Association
Carder Steuben Club Inc.
Patrons ($500–$999)
Mr./Mrs. Dean C. Beeman
Mr./Mrs. W. Wallace Dyer Jr.
Dr. Dawn R. Howell
Randall T. Johnson
Mr./Mrs. David A. Lubin
Joan Lunney and William Idler
Mr./Mrs. Ted Marks
Victoria and Stephen Morris
Michael J. Pershern
Tim and Paddy Welles
Marie and Allen Wolpert
Supporting ($250–$499)
Kevin and Dawn Able
Margery and Martin Adams
Kirk and Denise Allen
Beth and Abbott S. Barclay
Joshua Bishop and Maia Ambegaokar
Leroy and Anne Marie Boatwright
Michael B. Bono
Debbie Brodsky
Nicholas Calderone
Mark and Margaret Carson
Fred and Gail Coveler
Susan and Willson Craigie
Martha Custer and David Schissel
Dr. Donald R. Dolan Jr.
Judith H. and Thomas Dwyer
Mr./Mrs. Floyd W. English Jr.
Jeff and Beverley Evans
A. J. Fratarcangelo
Glass Alliance of Los Angeles
David Granish
Tom Hansard*
Sandra L. Helton and Norman M. Edelson
Patricia Jackson
Barbara A. Johnson
Teresa Tkacik Kern and Edward Kern
J. Jerry and Sally M. Kersting
John Kirkman
Peter Kremelberg
John K. and Barbara Kulik Lawrence
Mr./Mrs. Leonard Leight
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Anna and Joseph Mendel
Angelo and Laurie Mitchell
H. Barbara Nunan
Sandra D. Palmer
Mr./Mrs. Michael J. Radigan
Helena and Steve Sokoloff
John and Kathy Stauffer
Peggy Steffel
Dr./Mrs. Radomir D. Stevanovic
John Thoman and Lee Venolia
John M. Ulrich and Lynn A. Pifer
Jim and Linda Varner
Mr./Mrs. Willard A. Vetter
Brent and Susan Wedding
Robert Whiting and Audrey J. Randall
Whiting
Steven and Alexander Wight
William B. and Marion G. Wilmot
Darryl M. Wood and Helene T. Wollin
Mr./Mrs. Dennis Younge
Donors ($125–$249)
Don and Kay Adams
Mary Agostinelli and Elizabeth McFadden
Dr./Mrs. Richard Ahola
Steve and Julie Albertalli
Kathleen D. and Dennis Albrecht
Peter S. and Jane Aldridge
Jean Allen
Keith and Lois Allen
Michael and Penny Allison
Mr./Mrs. Gerald A. Altilio
Richard and Leora Amir
Kathryn Anastasio and William Groome
Drs. Alan Angell and Beth Dollinger
Paul Austin and Martha Steuart
Barbara and Tom Babonis
Gregory Babonis and Sarah Ogburn
Susan Baechle and Jared Mooberry
Elizbieta Bakowska and Pawel Bakowski
Mr./Mrs. Sam Balash Jr.
Lee F. Baldwin
Karen Banos and Phil McClelland
Michael F. Barrett
Steven Mark Bavisotto
Michelle Bell and Joan Fogarty
Alan and Leslie Beller
David L. Bender
Harvey and Janice Berger
William Bergfeld
Linda Bergstrom and James Keenly
Klaus Biemann
M. Marguerite Bierman and Dr. Norman
Wengert
Amy Blake
Norman and Alice Bloom
Christopher and Katie Bogle
Melissa and Stephen Bohac
Paul Bookbinder and Sarah Blue
Sandra Borgardt
Dirck and Lee Born
Paul and Esther Borrelli
Amy J. Brabender
Carole A. Bradford
Dave Braun
Edwin and Carol Braunstein
Fay S. and Phelan A. Bright
Alisa Brown
Heather McCune Bruhn and Paul L. Bruhn
Rachel Brumberg
Kendra T. and David F. Bruno
Frank G. and Lynne A. Bunke
Mr./Mrs. Sean I. Burns
Timothy and Bonnie Burzanko
Norma Bushorr
Mr./Mrs. Richard Byrne
Christopher and Doreen Campbell
Steven R. Campbell and Noreen Mitchell
Joseph and Judith Canonico
Karen Ann and John F. Carozza
Jon Carpenter
Karl Carter
Roger and Pauline Cary
Carol P. and James C. Case
Margaret and William Cassidy
Kimberly and Jesse Cates
Mr./Mrs. Henry Church
Philip and Eleanor Cicerchi
Danielle B. Clair-Goulet
Mr./Mrs. Thomas D. Clutz
Richard and Seija Cochran
Dr./Mrs. Isidore Cohn Jr.
Linda Cole
Marie H. Cole
Dr./Mrs. Robert E. Cole
Tim Coleman and Judy Smith-Coleman
Eugene and Anne Connell
George and Barbara Connors
Christine D. Conti-Collins and Daniel Collins
Margaret Corbit and Wesley Blauvelt
Madonna Cornelissen and Ed Andrewlavadge
Donald B. Creath
William A. and Elizabeth O. Crowley
Carl and Susan Cuipylo
Les Czarnota and Maria J. Kucza-Czarnota
Joseph and Judith Darweesh
Vera V. Dauman
Laura and Laurence Davis
Robert C. Dean and Catherine Taylor
Lee DeBrish and Marline Riehle
Megan and Christian DeLamielleure
Krystall Diamond and Thomas Winward
Mr./Mrs. Daniel J. Duane
Jean and Richard Dulude
Sharon M. and Edward Dunscombe
Steve Ealick and Judith Virgilio
Mr./Mrs. Robert L. Ecklin
Robert Edwards
Dorothy and Gary Emmick
Paul and Lori Engle
Gary and Blake Ennis
Eugene D. and Joan C. Eppen
Stanley and Rhoda Epstein
Dr./Mrs. Richard Fastiggi
Francis P. Fehlner
Stan Feingold
Lynne Feldman and Anthony Suchman
Sharon and Israel Feldman
Enrico and Kristina Fiore
Christine Forester
Timothy J. Frawley
Deborah Friedman and Robert Breuer
Ronald and Gloria Friedman
Sheila and Raymond Frizzell
David Fuchshuber
Rick Gallagher and Christine Seel-Gallagher
Edward R. Galus and Andrea A. Cotner
John M. Garber and Diane P. Owen Garber
Fred Gass and Sheila Conboy
Dr./Mrs. Anthony E. Gerbasi
William and June Gilligan
Lynne Glikbarg
Judith Prentice Golby
Eugene and Anita Goldstein
Jorge and Diana Gomez-Juarez
Mr./Mrs. Carl F. Gortzig
David Graeber
Dr. Edward J. Grandt
Tammy and Eric Green
Don Greenglass
Dianne Gregg
Mr./Mrs. John Grunden
Suri and Veena Gurram
Ingrid Haaijer and John J. McMahon
Charles Hall
Janet J. Hallahan
Bill and Mary Hallinan
Judith and Robert Hannon
Betsy Harding
Darlene and John Harris
Orville P. and Patricia T. Harris
Sandra Harris and Monte Becker
Holly M. Hatch and Meghan D. Bunnell
Hans A. Hess and Marta S. Ringelberg
Geoffrey S. and M. Joan Heywood
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Top: Pitcher, moldblown, applied. Roman
Empire, about third–
fourth centuries. H. 18.6
cm, D. (shoulder) 8.6 cm
(2012.1.4). Gift of The
Merritt Lum Budd and
Edna Van Sickle Budd
Collection.
Bottom: Bottle, blown,
applied. Roman Empire,
about third–fourth
centuries. H. 15.8 cm,
D. (max.) 11.1 cm
(2012.1.3). Gift of The
Merritt Lum Budd and
Edna Van Sickle Budd
Collection.
Douglas and Helen Hill
Melissa Hines
Michael Hingston
Joy Hoffman and James Norton
Pauline P. Holbrook
Debra and Kurt Hollasch*
Curt and Rosemary Hooey
Andi Hook and Fay Chan
Katherine Hope and Ron Blackman
Judith Hope-Klessig and Daniel F. Klessig
Barbara Hornick-Lockard and Dennis L.
Lockard
David and Nina Howard
F. M. Howell & Co.
Dr. James F. Hyde Jr.
Marshall and Caitlin Hyde
Amy and Brent Irvine
Hope and Bruce Irvine
Geraldine K. Izzo
Dennis James
Michael Johnson
Mr./Mrs. Hank Jonas
Janet and Walter Jones
Janet Jones and Ben Marsh
Linda P. and Edward L. Kabelac
Kimberly and James Kaffenbarger
Rodney and Christine Kaiser
Ernestine and Franklin Kamp
Carl Kass and Della Lee Sue
Anne Marie Kinlin
Mr./Mrs. Richard B. Klein
Richard Kniffin*
Michael and Mary Kohan
Glenn Kohnke and Jill VanDewoestine
David and Rosemary Kopczynski
Jean K. Krebs
Brandy W. and James C. Kreisler
Mildred C. Kuner
Michael J. Kuryla and Lisa Gallagher
Ernestine W. and Roy A. Kyles
Neil Lacombe and Debbie Stadnyk
Bryan and Melissa Ladner
Marilyn and Arnold Lampert
Mr./Mrs. Brian Landis
Camille LaParra and Stephen Goodman
Dr./Mrs. Milton C. Lapp
Scott Ledbetter and John Heery
Paula and Earl Leonard
Linda and Rudolf Lienhard
Edward and Carol Lincoln
Gene W. and Margaret A. Little
Roy and Blanche Love
Emily C. and James W. Lowery
Richard and Ellen Luce
Dr./Mrs. Edward J. Lukomski
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Virginia Lupi
Mr./Mrs. Merrill Lynn
Michael and Patricia MacDonald
Martha and Tom Macinski
Douglas Mack
Malcolm N. MacNeil
Paula and Richard Mandel
Bernard Margolis and Amanda Batey
Becky and Joe Marinelli
Thomas E. Mark and Amyjane Rettew
Drs. William and Phyllis Martin
Matthew and Mary Maslyn
Mariquita Masterson
James I. and Bonnie Matteson
James and Christie McCarthy
Mary and Tom McCullough
Karen E. Mead, M.D.
Martha and Dady Mehta
Embarek and Aliza Mesbahi
Dr./Mrs. Kenneth K. Meyer
John and Pamela Miliotto
Mary Cheek Mills
Susan Z. and Joseph B. Milzman
Maureen Mines and Mark W. Holman
Joan Mintz and Robinson Markel
Dan Mirer and Chrissy Lapham
Mr./Mrs. George Misnick
Bruce and Normajeanne Mitchell
Evelyn Monsay and Thomas Tudron
Laura Mooney
Randal Morey and Carol Miller
Rhonda Morton and Peter Chwazik
Sherry and Larry Mulhollen
Nathan and Miriam Munz
Cheryl and Howard Naslund
Natasha Natale
Bruce R. Nelson
Kirk Nelson
Patricia Nilsen and Brian Eldridge
Charles G. and Mary Lammon Nitsche
Doug and Kathy Nortman
Ondrej Novotny
Petr Novotny
Patricia and John Nozell
Jeffrey and Cynthia Nucciarone
Ellen B. O’Brien
Daniel J. and Connie M. O’Herron
Constantina Oldknow
Dr./Mrs. John F. Olmstead
Margaret M. Ostermann
J. A. Oszvart
Joseph O’Toole and Matthew Clingerman*
Kenneth Overman
Mr./Mrs. Robert D. Oyler
David Paar and Eric Avery
Mitchell and Karen Padnos
Ron Palmer
Gary and Katie Parker
James Parker Jr.
Sheila and Michael Parks
Ted and Pamela Parrot
Susan and William Peck
Robert and Janet Peper
Kristine and James Perle
Todd Petzel and Kate Dressel
Michael Plummer and Linda Voss-Plummer
Ken Polakowski and Kay Wenger
Roy and Barbara W. Pollock
James Polus and Jane M. Mueller
Anne and Warren Price
David and Judy Quattrone
Moishe Levi Ragieme, R.N.
Mr./Mrs. William G. Rau
Andrew Reeves and Michelle Boucher
Georgia A. Reynolds
Rita Rhodes and Felix P. Kapron
Mr./Mrs. H. Robert Richter
Marlon and Dory Rimando
Susan D. Robinson
Michael and Bette Rogers
Timothy W. and Michelle L. Rogers
Eric D. Rosenberg
Liz Rosenberg and David Bosnick
Mark and Karen Rozek
Marcy and Joel Rubin
Debra and Kenneth Russo
Marian Rutty
Dr. Naoyuki G. Saito and Richard P. Jasper
Dr. Philip A. Sandberg and Dr. Susan M.
Brown-Sandberg
Carl and Dru Sanford
Amy Sarno
Dorothy Saxe
Heather and Jeff Scherb
Christa and Dieter Scherer
Colleen Schiefen and Monica Van Fleet
David and Sandra Schimmel
Steven Schlusselberg
Deborah and Timothy F. Schmidle
John Schoonover and Joan Coveleskie
Mark and Dana Schwartz
Richard and Mary K. Seager
Sonjia M. Shay and Eugene F. Sensel Jr.
Bill Sheriff
Matthew and Rachel Sherman
Michael J. Sinkew and Eric G. Murillo
Jerry and Susan Sleve
Brenda J. Smith
Dana Smith
Doug and Paula Smith
Dr. J. D. Smith
Paul Smits
Gail and Louis Snitkoff
Joanne and Thomas Sonsire Gardner
Dr./Mrs. William A. Sorber
Mark and Lao Spetseris
Simon A. and Mary St. Laurent
Brenda J. and Joseph E. Stearns
Aafke and Tammo Steenhuis
Peter Steinberg
Monty and Marian H. Stephenson
Geraldine Storch
Mark Stoughton
Connie and Russell Striff
Steven P. and Betty J. Suttle
Frank S. Swain
Elaine Swiler
Carol Tadzynski-Moore
Vincent Tancredi
Dr. Wayne C. Templer
Patrick Tepesch and Kate Paterson
Leo C. and Judith A. Thomas
Mr./Mrs. August V. Titi
Mr./Mrs. Stephen Toombs
A. A. Trinidad Jr.
Mr./Mrs. William C. Ughetta
Rupesh Kumar Varadarajan and Priya
Chandran
Philip and Elizabeth Varker
Wallace and Norma Jean Venable
Mr./Mrs. William G. Venema
Mr./Mrs. Louis Vogel
Fritz F. and Linda C. Wasser
Thomas C. Weiler
Jamie S. Weiner, M.D., FACP
Janice Weisenfeld
Robert and Jill White
Evalyn A. Wilkes
Jackie and Misty Williams
Meredith Williams and Gladys Birdsall
Duane Willis and Barbara Millier-Willis
Bob and Barb Wood
Mr./Mrs. Kogo Yamaguchi
Donna A. Yeman
Connie Zehr
Susan A. Zeller
David and Judith Zucker
* Gift matched by a corporate matching gift
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Financial
Report
Operating Results
The Museum ended fiscal year 2012 with annual operating revenues exceeding operating
expenses by $1.5 million. With close to $11 million in visitor revenues, other earned revenues
(generated by The Studio, as well as by education, Member, and community programs), and
Corning Incorporated’s continued financial support, the Museum was able to fund many key
initiatives related to its Web presence, advances in curatorial staffing, the completion of the third
volume of Dr. Robert H. Brill’s Chemical Analyses of Early Glasses, an extensive calendar of hotglass outreach programs, facility improvements, and important additions to the glass collections.
The abbreviated version of the Museum’s operating results shown below reflects 2012 year-end
results for the general operations and acquisitions in comparison with last year.
2012 2011
Total revenues and other funding
$ 44,488
$ 39,751
Total expenses and acquisitions
42,985
37,863
Net cash surplus
$ 1,503
$ 1,888
Other important results for 2012 were:
1. Museum visitation grew two percent above 2011 attendance to 407,000.
A total of 364,000 guests toured the Museum in 2012. Individual and family visitation was
down two percent from 2011, and tour groups were up 10 percent. In addition, 10,000
schoolchildren visited the Museum for curriculum-related tours, and 33,000 people attended
a rich series of education programs and public programs.
2. Visitor revenues were up six percent over last year to $10.6 million.
The GlassMarket team worked extremely hard to drive sales in a market that was mired
in heavy discounting and free shipping. Overall, GlassMarket sales were half of the visitor
revenues at $5.4 million, two percent ahead of 2011. The other major components of visitor
revenues were: admissions of $2.9 million, which were up 13 percent because of the attend
ance and an increase in ticket prices; Make Your Own Glass experiences at The Studio of
$1.2 million, which were up five percent, with nearly 57,000 guests making glass; and culi
nary services in the Café of $1.1 million, which was also a five-percent increase, despite the
fact that the Café was closed all of the first quarter for a major renovation and rebuilding
of the kitchen.
3. Total glass and library acquisitions were $3 million, and donations to the Museum’s collec
tions were valued at $1.3 million.
4. Cash donations totaled $829,000 in 2012, based on a very strong year of development ac
tivities and donor support.
Ennion Society members contributed $215,000 toward glass acquisitions, and the Fellows
contributed $30,000 for library acquisitions. Glass auctions on Celebrity cruises raised
$256,000 for Studio scholarships, and donors contributed an additional $135,000 for
Studio scholarships and programs. Operating grants (detailed on pages 35–36) provided
$72,000 in support of specific initiatives.
5. Also included in the 2012 financial results were increased contributions from Corning Incor
porated, equal to $2.3 million of administrative expenses that were related to the Museum’s
expansion project costs. Expenses related to program services grew five percent, support
services were up four percent (excluding the expansion-related administrative expenses),
and acquisitions spending increased 74 percent to $3.4 million.
6. The Museum Operating Reserve Fund (MORF) balance at the end of the year was $24.4
million, up from $21.1 million at the end of last year. The fund recorded gains in investments
of $2.2 million and received a deposit from prior-year surpluses of $1.1 million.
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Consolidated Statement of Activities
Years Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011
(Dollars in Thousands)
The following comparative list consolidates the Museum’s unrestricted, temporarily restricted,
and permanently restricted activities (2012 unaudited).
Revenue, gains, and other support:
Contributions from Corning Incorporated
Admissions
Sales from merchandising and food services
Studio, education, and outreach
Other revenues and contributions
Interest and dividends
Net appreciation (depreciation) of investments
Total revenue, gains, and other support
Expenses:
Program services:
Curatorial, exhibitions, and research
Studio, education, and outreach
Library services
Publications
Visitor services
Merchandising and food services
Cost of sales from merchandising and food
Total program services
Support services:
General administration
Facility expansion project
Marketing and public relations
Information services
Total support services
Acquisitions:
Purchases for the glass collection
Purchases for the library collection
Total acquisitions
Total expenses
Other changes in net assets (FAS 158):
2012
2011
$ 29,908
2,944
6,565
3,224
1,365
,552
1,779
$ 26,217
2,599
6,424
2,872
1,501
,536
, 8
46,337
40,157
5,439
7,019
1,886
,351
2,409
4,223
3,226
5,433
6,538
1,843
,321
2,270
4,039
3,038
24,553
23,482
9,036
2,271
2,598
1,226
15,131
8,646
, 0
2,428
1,287
12,361
3,082
,350
1,715
,252
3,432
1,967
43,116
37,810
(,943)
Change in net assets
Net assets at beginning of year
Net assets at end of year
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(,826)
2,278
1,521
29,739
28,218
$ 32,017
$ 29,739
The Museum concluded 2012 with consolidated financials reporting an eight-percent increase
in net assets of $32.0 million. The Museum’s net assets at December 31 are categorized as follows:
Unrestricted
20122011
$29,269$27,166
Temporarily restricted
1,240
1,073
Permanently restricted
1,509
1,501
$32,017
$29,740
Total net assets
Looking Forward
The primary fiscal goals for the Museum remain preserving core mission operations, managing
resources to the annual projected revenue, and ensuring the future stability of the institution by
protecting the MORF.
In the midst of resources heavily devoted to planning a major expansion project, the Museum
was able to have a very good 2012 and looks forward to all aspects of the Museum being open
during construction in 2013 and 2014. With $1.3 million of the 2012 operating surplus and $1.1
million of previous surpluses being contributed to the MORF, the Museum is well positioned to
move into 2013. The three-year strategic plan provides guidance for the 2013 budgeting process,
and the operating budget has been set with expectations for continued growth in visitation, earned
revenues, and support from Corning Incorporated. Operating and acquisition expenditures are
expected to total $46 million, a six-percent increase over 2012.
Audited Financial Statements
The complete financial records of the Museum are audited on an annual basis. Upon completion of the audit, the 2012 audited financial statements and accompanying notes to the financial
statements will be available on the Museum’s Web site, www.cmog.org, or upon request from
the Director of Finance at (607) 937-5371.
Nancy J. Earley
Senior Director, Administration
and Finance
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CM
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Corning, New York 14830-2253
www.cmog.org

The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 2012

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