150th Anniversary of Glassmaking in Corning

May 14, 2018
Issue 2954

On view: December 22, 2017 , December 31, 2018

The Rockwell joins our sister institution, Corning Museum of Glass, in celebrating the 150th anniversary of glassmaking in Corning. This installation features the work of Frederick Carder, lead designer for Steuben Glass Works from 1903,1932.

Steuben Glass Works was founded in 1903 by the entrepreneur Thomas Gibbons Hawkes (1846,1913). Hawkes persuaded Frederick Carder, a gifted glass designer, to move to Corning to manage the new company, promising him a free hand in design and For the remainder of the article, click here

Lock, Stock & Barrel:

Historic Firearms from the Robert F. Rockwell III Collection

Bobby Rockwell Collects More Than Carder Steuben Glass

Ongoing Exhibition

The Rockwell Museum is proud to display an important selection of historic long arms and handguns from the Robert F. “Bobby” Rockwell, III collection. The firearms on display explore two and a half centuries of innovation in technology. From flint-lock Colonial-era muskets to classic Kentucky rifles to the Colt revolvers, the technological revolution in firearms came to a peak during Western Expansion period (1860s-1890s). Click here to see full article

Symposium 2025
Carder Steuben Glass Association
19-20 September 2025
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