Friday, September 28, 2012

Al Levinrad & Stacy Newman are first time attendees at our Symposium held last week. Their visit to Corning raised a question, as follows:

Hello Group,

I’d like to start by saying that this is the first time I’ve written to the Gazette. Stacy and I are new to the Club. We have enjoyed reading and gaining a higher level of knowledge from the Gazette. I was able to thank Alan last weekend in person for all of the work he puts in to the Gazette. Alan, thank you again.

Stacy and I had another great time at this year’s symposium. What a pleasure it is to spend the weekend with all of you.

On our way home Stacy and I were talking about the speakers at the symposium and how much we enjoyed and learned from each one of them. This brought up one big question that I have and which has been bugging me ever since our first visit to the Corning Museum of Glass (CMOG). I should have asked Marie McKee, the President of CMOG, who gave a very extensive presentation on the plan for a new wing of the museum. Here’s my question: Why is all of the Carder glass in an off building, displayed in a room that most guests may never know is there. Why is it displayed in a way that some of the pieces are almost 30 feet above my head?

The first time we visited the museum about a year ago many people told us that the big Carder glass display was in the Rockwell Museum. I’m here to tell you that it took a little investigating to find that the Rockwell collection had been moved to Building B, a building that looked to us like office spaces. We’ve been wondering ever since, why the area’s, and one of the world’s finest glass maker’s display, is in such an obscure location? I’m sure that this question has been asked before, but it never hurts to ask again. Thanks for enlightening two happy new members.

Al and Stacy

Pictures from the Carder Birthday party

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2013 Carder Steuben Club annual Symposium will be held at The Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, NY from September 19-21, 2013. The festivities will begin with Frederick Carder’s 150th birthday celebration on the evening of September 18, 2013.