Accompanied by resume and 7 pages detailing his history with and of Corning Glass Works, Corning Incorporated.
Session 1 of a 2 part interview.
Ryan Denissoff, videographer.
Interviewed by Regan Brumagen and Kelley Elliott, at The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, September 25, 2014. Interview with Kelley Elliott begins at 1:10.
Throughout Herbert Dann's career with Corning Glass Works/Corning Incorporated, he worked as a designer for tableware products, some of which include: Centura, Pyrex tableware, Pyroceram, Corelle, Corelle Coordinates, Pyrex ware, Corning Ware, Pyrex sculpture, Corning Ware French White, Opal bakeware, colored mixing bowls, Muskogee blown ware, Store 'n' See, Creative Glass, UnCandles, Store 'n' Pour, Bake 'a' Round, Plant Helpers, microwave products, Bake 'n' Carry, open handled measures and much more.
Also available as a streaming video file on CMOG YouTube Channel.
Herbert I. Dann, Jr. graduated from Pratt Institute in 1956 with a degee in industrial design. He was an officer in the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers from 1956-1958, worked as a furniture design consultant from 1958-1960, and began his 30 year career with Corning Glass Works/Corning Incorporated in 1960 as a designer of tabletop products.
For Session 2, see Bib no. 144281.
Not commercially distributed.
Recorded as .mxf on 6 compact flash cards.
