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36-437: The museum founder, Robert F. Rockwell, Jr., moved to Corning in 1933 to run his grandfather's department store. Rockwell bought his first Western painting in 1959. Over the next 25 years he amassed a significant collection of paintings, bronze sculptures, etchings and drawings, and Native American ethnographic materials. Another collecting interest for Rockwell developed from his longtime friendship with Frederick Carder, founder of

72-649: A United States Artists , Target Fellow in 2007, in Crafts and Traditional Arts. Ortiz received the 2022 Living Treasure Award from the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture . Virgil Ortiz's works are in various permanent museum collections, including the National Museum of the American Indian , Stedelijk Museum , Museum of Indian Arts & Culture , Virginia Museum of Fine Arts , Albuquerque Museum , and others. During

108-549: A newly formulated clear glass developed by Corning (referred to as 10M) which had a very high refraction index , Steuben designers developed beautiful, fluid designs. Pieces such as Gazelle Bowl, designed by Sidney Waugh incorporated Art Deco and modernist themes into glass. The themes during this period included "balustrade" designs for water goblets and candlesticks, footed bowls and serving pieces. Decorative forms included wildlife pieces representing owls, penguins and other birds in smooth stylistic forms. Some pieces, such as

144-525: A proper home for the Rockwell's collection of western art and artifacts, Carder Steuben glass, and turn-of-the-century toys. The plan was to restore and renovate City Hall as the home for the collections as the company's bicentennial gift to the community and as a major tourist attraction. The museum opened under the name The Rockwell-Corning Museum in the Baron Steuben Hotel on November 13, 1976. In 1981,

180-649: Is an American art glass manufacturer, founded in the summer of 1903 by Frederick Carder and Thomas G. Hawkes in Corning, New York , which is in Steuben County , from which the company name was derived. Hawkes was the owner of the largest cut glass firm then operating in Corning. Carder was an Englishman (born September 18, 1863) who had many years' experience designing glass for Stevens & Williams in England. Hawkes purchased

216-767: Is best known for his edgy pottery figures, his contemporary take on the traditional Cochiti pottery figures ( monos ) from the late 1800s. Virgil Ortiz was born in 1969 at Cochiti Pueblo in New Mexico and was the youngest of six children. He is of the Herrera family of Pueblo potters in New Mexico, whose work is often found in art collections and in art museums. Virgil's mother is noted potter Seferina Ortiz (1931-2007) and grandson of Cochiti potter, Laurencita Herrera (1912–1984). His mother taught him to make traditional Cochiti pueblo pottery. "The thought has never crossed my mind to be anything other than an artist and fashion designer. Art

252-497: Is in my blood," he said. His three siblings are also potters, Inez Ortiz , Joyce Lewis, and Janice Ortiz. Virgil won his first Santa Fe Indian Market award at the age of 14. "I grew up participating in Indian Market, it was always an exciting time for my family," he said. By age 16, Virgil Ortiz was a successful, working artist and he began to travel. "I would have a show, sell pottery and save," he said in an interview. "With

288-474: Is located at Cap'n Morgan's on Bridge Street in Corning, NY. All of the murals can be found on the Corning Public Art Map. The Rockwell Museum collaborates with several area partners to offer the second phase of the educational Garden of Fire project to regional children during the summer. The program, which was conceived collaboratively by local organizations, focuses on building capacity, depth and

324-568: Is what motivates him in his unique diverse work. Virgil Ortiz's inspiration comes from blending his traditional Cochiti ways with modern Sci-Fi. According to the Colorado Springs Fine Art Center , his inspiration vastly comes from Star Wars as he often ditches pottery markets to further expand his love of sci-fi modernism. "For nearly two decades, Virgil Ortiz has told the story of the 1680 Pueblo Revolt through his artwork, and simultaneously makes it more relevant and engaging to

360-612: The Steuben Glass Works . He and his wife, Hertha, accumulated more than 2,500 pieces of Carder Steuben glass. In addition, they assembled a small collection of antique toys. From 1960 to 1975, Bob Rockwell's growing collection of art was displayed to the public in the Rockwell Department Store on Market Street in Corning, New York. In 1973, Corning Glass Works executives Amory Houghton, Jr. , Thomas S. Buechner , and George W. Douglas pledged company support to provide

396-460: The glass blanks for his cutting shop from many sources and eventually wanted to start a factory to make the blanks himself. Hawkes convinced Carder to come to Corning and manage such a factory. Carder, who had been passed over for promotion at Stevens and Williams, consented to do so. In 1918, Steuben was acquired by Corning Glass Works and became the Steuben Division. In July 2008, Steuben

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432-623: The "Alley Art Project" was launched with the mural painting, "The Tree of Life." The Rockwell Education Department partners with the Corning-Painted Post School District High School Learning Center to create student-designed and painted murals that use The Rockwell's own art collection as inspiration. The murals are publicly visible in the alleyways of Corning, NY. The High School Learning Center provides an alternative setting for students who may otherwise be at risk of dropping out of school. To celebrate

468-710: The Flood of 1972, the basement and much of the ground floor were submerged and suffered extensive damage due to Hurricane Agnes . Despite its condition, the old City Hall was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. In 1982, it became the permanent home of The Rockwell Museum. The building went through another major renovation early in 2000. In 2002, the building won the American Society of Landscape Architects Merit Award. Designed by Rochester architect, AJ Warner and built by Corning contractor, Thomas Bradley,

504-650: The Ram's Head Candy Dish, playfully included clean lines crowned by an ornate design (a ram's head, complete with a ruff) on the lid as an homage to its classic earlier pieces. The company also entered into the field of larger show and presentation pieces celebrating various scenes (such as its cut-away design featuring an Eskimo ice fisherman above the ice, and the fish below, or the Cathedral Window design) and elements that incorporated etchings. In some cases sterling silver or gold plating were used on metal finish elements such as

540-530: The Rockwell Museum of Western Art on May 18, 2001, and celebrated its 25th anniversary. In July 2014, the name was shortened again to The Rockwell Museum. With sponsorship from LeChase Construction, a Family Exploration Studio was introduced to the museum experience for hands-on learning. In 2015, The Rockwell Museum was named a Smithsonian Affiliate, the first in New York State outside of New York City. In

576-592: The Steuben name), and then placed in a presentation box. Many highly respected glass designers have worked for Steuben Glass, including: Virgil Ortiz Virgil Ortiz (born 1969) is a Pueblo artist, known for his pottery and fashion design from Cochiti Pueblo , New Mexico . Ortiz makes a variety of pottery, including traditional Cochiti figurative pottery, experimental figurative pottery, traditional pottery vessels. His clothing and jewelry designs are influenced by traditional Native American pattern and aesthetics. He

612-635: The board wide open for me as an artist." Ortiz and other Cochiti potters have revived this tradition for the 21st century. Around 1984, Bob Gallegos, an Albuquerque collector, showed the young Ortiz his collection of 1800s Cochiti pottery. Ortiz couldn't believe how similar the 19th-century pottery was to his own work. He had never seen these pieces before. For a 2003 collaboration with designer Donna Karan , he developed boldly patterned textiles based on his graphic decorative painting. Three years later he established Indigene , his own fashion line. In 2017, Ortiz collaborated with Smithsonian National Museum of

648-469: The building is Richardsonian Romanesque , a distinctly American style. Building costs were $ 28,579.50 in 1893. Polychromatic design with local brick & rusticated limestone quarried in Corning. The original bell in the bell tower held 20 weights of 50 lbs. each and is now at the city's current fire station. From 1893 to 1974, the ground floor was the Corning Fire Station. The first floor had been

684-475: The company's operation except that he now had reporting responsibilities to Corning Glass Works' management. Corning's management tried, mostly unsuccessfully, to limit the articles that Steuben made to only the most popular. Production continued until about 1932. In 1932, there was a major change in Steuben management. The nationwide depression had limited the sale of Steuben and there was a lessening of public interest in colored glass. In February 1932, John MacKay

720-443: The early days of the transcontinental railroad, Cochiti artists caricatured the travelers—circus performers, salesmen, and adventurers— who suddenly appeared in their world. "The figurative style was a form of social commentary," Ortiz said. "They captured in clay the images of all the crazy, nonnative people who were passing through the area at that time. Those crazier pieces and the tradition of pottery as social commentary really leave

756-408: The golden "fly" atop the nose of a rainbow trout. Each piece is signed simply with "Steuben" on the underside of the object. Toward the 1990s, the company also began production of small objects—"hand coolers"—in various animal shapes. Items from this period were also noted for their careful and elegant packaging. Before boxing, each Steuben piece was placed in a silver-gray flannel bag (stitched with

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792-814: The integration of art and science for programs serving youth in Steuben County. During the month of October, middle-school Spanish students from the surrounding area create decorative objects for a Dia de Los Muertos student ofrenda (altar) that is installed in The Rockwell's Student Gallery. The collaboration is celebrated each year with a Dia de los Muertos museum-wide educational event, including music, presentations, and traditional crafts. The Rockwell Museum has celebrated el Dia de los Muertos since 2004. The museum houses three floors of works that focus on American art and artifacts, contemporary Native American art and bronze sculptures. Highlights include: Other artists in

828-1133: The main entrance level from the outside stairs. Housed here were the City Clerk, City Court, Police Department and Jail Cells. By 1896, the Police Department was built as a two-story addition at the back of the building with a separate entrance. The second floor held City Council Chambers, Public Health Department, and dentist offices until 1972. The third floor was home to a public library and youth center. Paul E. Rivard: 1975 – 1978 Antony E. Snow: 1978 – 12/1/83 Michael W. Duty: 1/1//84 – 12/31/86 Thomas S. Buechner : 6/26/86 – 12/18/86 (Trustee, acting director) Dwight P. Lanmon : 12/18/86 – 12/31/87 (Trustee, acting director) Arthur Townsend: 1/1/88 – 11/29/89 Mercedes C. Skidmore: 12/7/89 – 12/8/90 (acting director) Kent Ahrens: 12/8/90 – 9/7/95 Richard B. Bessey: 9/7/1995 – 5/1/1997 Stuart A. Chase: 5/1/1997 – 1/28/2002 Kristin A. Swain: 1/28/2002 – 7/15/2002 (acting director) Kristin A. Swain: 7/15/2002 – 12/31/2016 Brian Lee Whisenhunt: 1/1/2017 - Current In 2010,

864-446: The money saved I would take a friend and we would travel to different cities -- New York, Chicago, Los Angeles -- and I got to experience different cultures." Virgil was drawn to the night club scene. There he saw many people with tattoos and piercings that reminded him of the 1800s Cochiti figures. "I was inspired to create images of what I saw, it gave me a freedom knowing that I was not an innovator or even going outside of tradition, I

900-571: The museum collection include Jaune Quick-to-See Smith , N.C. Wyeth , William R Leigh , Thomas Moran , Cyrus Edwin Dallin , Andy Warhol , and other modern and contemporary artists. In 2013, Albert Bierstadt's "Mount Whitney" painting received a new frame from Gill & Lagodich Fine Period Frames & Restoration in Manhattan. The new frame is a replica of an 1870s American frame for the museum's centerpiece. Its original frame had greatly deteriorated and

936-541: The museum's 40th anniversary, The Rockwell and High School partnered with artist Virgil Ortiz . Students studied Ortiz's Ancient Elder sculpture on exhibit at The Rockwell. The sculpture was developed as part of Ortiz's futuristic revolution story taking place in 2180 that restores sacred lands to the Pueblo peoples. Inspired by this work, students created their own "super power" characters who are meant to help bring about critical change, such as equality for all peoples. The mural

972-543: The name of the museum was changed to The Rockwell Museum. In 1980, The City of Corning offered its former 1893 City Hall, placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, to house the Museum collections. Corning Glass Works funded the substantial exterior and interior renovation costs. On June 19, 1982, the museum re-opened as The Rockwell Museum in the restored Old City Hall. In 1991, The Museums West consortium

1008-407: The next generation by using contemporary art to blend historic events with sci-fi fantasy – think Star Wars , Prometheus , The Avengers , and Justice League . His material choices and techniques draw from the past, while his imagery is both ultramodern and futuristic." Through his pottery, Virgil Ortiz cultivates his traditional roots and melds them with a futurist twist. Ortiz was selected to be

1044-558: Was appointed to Carder's position. Carder became Art Director for Corning Glass Works. Steuben then produced primarily colorless art glass. Steuben still produced colored art glass, but mostly to fill special orders. A few new colors were added after Carder transitioned into his new role with Corning Glass Works, but the last known sale for colored art glass by Steuben was in 1943. Corning Glass Works appointed Arthur A. Houghton Jr. as President in 1933, and under his leadership Steuben changed artistic direction toward more modern forms. Using

1080-418: Was colored glass and had been instrumental in the reintroduction of colored glass while at Stevens and Williams. When Steuben's success at producing blanks for Hawkes became assured, Carder began to experiment with colored glass and continued experiments that were started in England. He soon perfected Gold Aurene which was similar to iridescent art glass that was being produced by Tiffany and others. Gold Aurene

1116-711: Was established and the Rockwell Museum was a founding member. In 1995, The museum was awarded accreditation by the American Association of Museums, and subsequently awarded in 2005. In 2000, the museum was focused on becoming "The Best of the West in the East" and closed in August for a complete interior renovation led by ABC Architects and Planners, under the direction of James Vincent Czajka, AIA New York Chapter. Renovation costs were underwritten by Corning Incorporated. The museum reopened as

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1152-482: Was followed by a wide range of colored art glass that eventually was produced in more than 7,000 shapes and 140 colors. Steuben Glass Works continued to produce glass of all sorts until World War I . At that time war time restrictions made it impossible for Steuben to acquire the materials needed to continue manufacture. The company was subsequently sold to Corning Glass Works and became the Steuben Division. Carder continued as Division manager without any real change in

1188-473: Was in fact a Revivalist," he said. Virgil's work is greatly influenced and focused on historical events such as the 1680 Pueblo Revolt . Through his work, artist, Virgil Ortiz hopes to teach the new generation of pottery artists the history of his people's ways and what happened to his people. "The pieces may be seen as the culmination of Ortiz's crusade to educate the world about what he calls "the first American Revolution." Educating people about his heritage

1224-639: Was not an American 19th century frame. Another addition to the museum's collection includes the 1993 work by Ed Mell entitled Jack Knife, which is located on the corner of Cedar Street and Denison Parkway. Previous exhibits include a collection from National Geographic displaying the work of Ansel Adams and William Henry Jackson , and an Andy Warhol : Cowboys and Indians exhibit. There are also some well-known pottery artists such as Tammy Garcia , Joseph Lonewolf , Nancy Youngblood, Margaret Tafoya, Maria Martinez, Al Qoyawayma and Popovi Da whose works are on display. Steuben Glass Works Steuben Glass

1260-563: Was shutting down Steuben's Corning factory and Manhattan store, ending the company's 108-year history. Soon after, Corning Incorporated repurchased the Steuben brand. In early 2014, The Corning Museum of Glass announced that it would work with independent contractors to reproduce Steuben using a new, lead-free formula and their classic leaded crystal. Steuben Glass Works started operation in October 1903. Carder produced blanks for Hawkes and also began producing cut glass himself. Carder's great love

1296-551: Was sold by Corning Incorporated for an undisclosed price to Schottenstein Stores , which also owns 51% of Retail Ventures, a holding company for DSW, Filene's Basement, and formerly Value City Department Stores; Value City Furniture, which changed its name to American Signature Furniture; 15% of American Eagle Outfitters, retail liquidator SB Capital Group, some 50 shopping centers, and 5 factories producing its shoes, furniture and crystal. On September 15, 2011, Schottenstein announced it

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