Gardner, Paul Vickers

1908 - 1994  (86 years)

• Name	Gardner, Paul Vickers
  Birth	1908
  Gender	Male
  ancestry indiv	1st cousin 3x removed to Paul Lynn Gardner  [1]
  	20230509GHLn- Paul Lynn Gardner Admin Top contributor · 22 April 2023 · FB Paul V. Gardner, 1908-1994 FAMILY MEMBER AT CORNING GLASS AND THE SMITHSONIAN My dad was born in Corning, Steuben County, NY, and many of his relatives were employed at Corning Glass. As I expand my genealogical research, I found that one particular relative was a significant contributor at Corning Glass and the Smithsonian Institution. Dr. Paul Vickers Gardner, my first cousin-three times removed, was a Corning designer of many of the familiar Corning Pyrex products as well as the Charleroi tableware. He also worked as an assistant to Frederick Carder, a founder of Steuben Glass. Paul was a leading authority on glass and ceramics and later was the first glass curator at the Smithsonian Institution. DR. PAUL VICKERS GARDNER OBITUARY 1914-1994 Paul Vickers Gardner, 85, a leading authority on glass and ceramics who was the first glass curator at the Smithsonian Institution, died of a heart attack April 1, 1994 at Georgetown University Hospital. He was stricken at the Washington National Cathedral during the Good Friday service. Dr. Gardner, who retired in 1977 as curator of the division of ceramics and glass of the National Museum of American History, was associated with the Smithsonian for more than 25 years. He brought contemporary artwork in glass into the Smithsonian collections and helped promote the work of young artists of the modern American studio glass movement. That movement was sparked in the early 1960s by the development of studio-scale glass furnaces. Dr. Gardner, a former designer at the Steuben and Corning Glass factories in upstate New York, was regarded as a cultural link to the factory-produced art glass artwork of the past. As a young man, he designed domestic products such as Pyrex ovenware and Charleroi tableware and worked as an assistant to Frederick Carder, a founder of Steuben Glass and later art director of Corning Glass. The two men collaborated on architectural glass as well as artworks. Dr. Gardner later wrote several books about glass, including Carder's work. Dr. Gardner, a resident of Washington since the early 1950s, was a native of Castile, N.Y. He graduated from Alfred University, which recently named its glass technology education center in his honor. He received an honorary doctorate from the university, which is in Alfred, N.Y. Dr. Gardner served in the Navy during World War II. He attended the University of Miami briefly after the war and then joined the National Collection of Fine Arts in Washington. He worked to acquire 20th-century glass, which at the time was not well represented in the Smithsonian collection. After he retired, Dr. Gardner lectured about glass and was president of the Creative Glass Center of America at the Wheaton Village historical complex near Millersville, N.J., and a consultant to the Smithsonian. He was a member of the Cosmos Club and of the building committee of the Washington National Cathedral, a fellow of the Corning Museum of Glass, a trustee of Alfred University, and a member of the American Ceramics Circle, the American Guild of Organists, the Glass Art Society and the National Early American Glass Club. He leaves no immediate survivors. Obituary By Claudia Levy April 13, 1994 Comments Susanne Brown The Corning Glass museum is an amazing place to visit. ReplyShare14h Paul Lynn Gardner Author Admin Susanne Brown, I recall many visits, while growing up. Our family would visit and watch a cousin craft those small glass animals and hand them out to the touristst. The large Mount Polimar mirror was always fascinating to see. ReplyShare14h Brenda Kenealy Williams Corning has been a large part of my life for over 50 years. Funny how things connect. Was your name coincidental? ReplyShare14h Paul Lynn Gardner Author Admin Brenda Kenealy Williams, It must have been. I don’t remember dad mentioning him. ReplyShare14h Ken Habeck Very impressive accomplishments! And I’d very much agree the Corning Glass museum is an amazing place to tour.. ReplyShare13h Leslee Jane Masolotte Fascinating history! ReplyShare9h Karen Mahunik Although I have a lot of Corning products in my home, I hope to never again have to go to that museum. I was dragged there every year as a school trip. Hated every minute of it. ReplyShare2h John C Wetzel Our chemical glassware was Pyrex, very stable, could be heated, cooled (extremely), without cracking. Fascinating! ReplyShare1m
  Name	Paul V. Gardner
  Death	1 Apr 1994	Georgetown, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
  	Paul Vickers Gardner, 85, a leading authority on glass and ceramics who was the first glass curator at the Smithsonian Institution, died of a heart attack April 1, 1994 at Georgetown University Hospital. He was stricken at the Washington National Cathedral during the Good Friday service. Paul Vickers Gardner, 85, a leading authority on glass and ceramics who was the first glass curator at the Smithsonian Institution, died of a heart attack April 1, 1994 at Georgetown University Hospital. He was stricken at the Washington National Cathedral during the Good Friday service.
  Person ID	I92459	WetzelAncestry

  
  

  Father	Gardner, G. A. Rev,   b. 1858   d. 1925 (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Vickers, Anja,   b. 1871   d. 1961 (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F54958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Gardner, Paul V 1908-1994 of Corning FB230422PLG.jpg 20230509GHLn- Paul Lynn Gardner Admin Top contributor · 22 April 2023 · FB Paul V. Gardner, 1908-1994 FAMILY MEMBER AT CORNING GLASS AND THE SMITHSONIAN My dad was born in Corning, Steuben County, NY, and many of his relatives were employed at Corning Glass. As I expand my genealogical research, I found that one particular relative was a…
  		Gardner, Paul Vickers CorningGlassPyrex FB230422PLG.jpg 20230509GHLn- Paul Lynn Gardner Admin Top contributor · 22 April 2023 · FB Paul V. Gardner, 1908-1994 FAMILY MEMBER AT CORNING GLASS AND THE SMITHSONIAN My dad was born in Corning, Steuben County, NY, and many of his relatives were employed at Corning Glass. As I expand my genealogical research, I found that one particular relative was a…

  
  

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  [S1455] FaceBook- Mosch-Kortz Family Descendants. Paul V. Gardner (1) fact 20230509GHLn- 20230509GHLn- Paul Lynn Gardner Admin Top contributor · 22 April 2023 · FB Paul V. Gardner, 1908-1994 FAMILY MEMBER AT CORNING GLASS AND THE SMITHSONIAN My dad was born in Corning, Steuben County, NY, and many of his relatives were employed at Corning Glass. As I expand my genealogical research, I found that one particular relative was a significant contributor at Corning Glass and the Smithsonian Institution. Dr. Paul Vickers Gardner, my first cousin-three times removed, was a Corning designer of many of the familiar Corning Pyrex products as well as the Charleroi tableware. He also worked as an assistant to Frederick Carder, a founder of Steuben Glass. Paul was a leading authority on glass and ceramics and later was the first glass curator at the Smithsonian Institution. DR. PAUL VICKERS GARDNER OBITUARY 1914-1994 Paul Vickers Gardner, 85, a leading authority on glass and ceramics who was the first glass curator at the Smithsonian Institution, died of a heart attack April 1, 1994 at Georgetown University Hospital. He was stricken at the Washington National Cathedral during the Good Friday service. Dr. Gardner, who retired in 1977 as curator of the division of ceramics and glass of the National Museum of American History, was associated with the Smithsonian for more than 25 years. He brought contemporary artwork in glass into the Smithsonian collections and helped promote the work of young artists of the modern American studio glass movement. That movement was sparked in the early 1960s by the development of studio-scale glass furnaces. Dr. Gardner, a former designer at the Steuben and Corning Glass factories in upstate New York, was regarded as a cultural link to the factory-produced art glass artwork of the past. As a young man, he designed domestic products such as Pyrex ovenware and Charleroi tableware and worked as an assistant to Frederick Carder, a founder of Steuben Glass and later art director of Corning Glass. The two men collaborated on architectural glass as well as artworks. Dr. Gardner later wrote several books about glass, including Carder's work. Dr. Gardner, a resident of Washington since the early 1950s, was a native of Castile, N.Y. He graduated from Alfred University, which recently named its glass technology education center in his honor. He received an honorary doctorate from the university, which is in Alfred, N.Y. Dr. Gardner served in the Navy during World War II. He attended the University of Miami briefly after the war and then joined the National Collection of Fine Arts in Washington. He worked to acquire 20th-century glass, which at the time was not well represented in the Smithsonian collection. After he retired, Dr. Gardner lectured about glass and was president of the Creative Glass Center of America at the Wheaton Village historical complex near Millersville, N.J., and a consultant to the Smithsonian. He was a member of the Cosmos Club and of the building committee of the Washington National Cathedral, a fellow of the Corning Museum of Glass, a trustee of Alfred University, and a member of the American Ceramics Circle, the American Guild of Organists, the Glass Art Society and the National Early American Glass Club. He leaves no immediate survivors. Obituary By Claudia Levy April 13, 1994 Comments Susanne Brown The Corning Glass museum is an amazing place to visit. ReplyShare14h Paul Lynn Gardner Author Admin Susanne Brown, I recall many visits, while growing up. Our family would visit and watch a cousin craft those small glass animals and hand them out to the touristst. The large Mount Polimar mirror was always fascinating to see. ReplyShare14h Brenda Kenealy Williams Corning has been a large part of my life for over 50 years. Funny how things connect. Was your name coincidental? ReplyShare14h Paul Lynn Gardner Author Admin Brenda Kenealy Williams, It must have been. I don’t remember dad mentioning him. ReplyShare14h Ken Habeck Very impressive accomplishments! And I’d very much agree the Corning Glass museum is an amazing place to tour.. ReplyShare13h Leslee Jane Masolotte Fascinating history! ReplyShare9h Karen Mahunik Although I have a lot of Corning products in my home, I hope to never again have to go to that museum. I was dragged there every year as a school trip. Hated every minute of it. ReplyShare2h John C Wetzel Our chemical glassware was Pyrex, very stable, could be heated, cooled (extremely), without cracking. Fascinating! ReplyShare1m Gardner, Paul V 1908-1994 of Corning FB230422PLG.jpg 20230509GHLn- Paul Lynn Gardner Admin Top contributor · 22 April 2023 · FB Paul V. Gardner, 1908-1994 FAMILY MEMBER AT CORNING GLASS AND THE SMITHSONIAN My dad was born in Corning, Steuben County, NY, and many of his relatives were employed at Corning Glass. As I expand my genealogical research, I found that one particular relative was a… Gardner, Paul Vickers CorningGlassPyrex FB230422PLG.jpg 20230509GHLn- Paul Lynn Gardner Admin Top contributor · 22 April 2023 · FB Paul V. Gardner, 1908-1994 FAMILY MEMBER AT CORNING GLASS AND THE SMITHSONIAN My dad was born in Corning, Steuben County, NY, and many of his relatives were employed at Corning Glass. As I expand my genealogical research, I found that one particular relative was a…

  
  

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