Thomas S. Buechner Park - Corning, NY
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N 42° 08.516 W 077° 03.159
18T E 330379 N 4667574
The sign says Thomas S. Buechner painter, teacher leader visionary. The park is a small square with brick walkways, a statue, benches and landscaping.
Waymark Code: WMR2BF
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2016
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"A new public park on Denison Parkway will soon be dedicated in memory of well-known Corning artist and community leader Tom Buchner...Buechner held top leadership positions with the Corning Museum of Glass, Steuben Glass, the Rockwell Museum of Western Art and Corning Glass Works. He was also a nationally known painter. Buechner died in June at the age of 83...The park will have a railroad theme, a nod to the railroad lines that used to run down Denison Parkway, said Tom Tranter, president of Corning Enterprises. A new transportation center which is planned to be built directly across Denison Parkway will have a matching railroad theme, Tranter said."
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"Early in his career, he worked on display design at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and he later served as the first director of the Corning Museum of Glass from 1950 to 1960. Under his watch, the museum worked to establish glass as a respected medium, rather than simply a “craft.”...Throughout his career as a director and executive, Beuchner continued to practice art as both a painter and an illustrator for Chicago Tribune and Washington Post...In 1986, he began painting full time, focusing on portraiture, landscapes, and still life...Working as chairman of the Corning Glass Works Foundation at the time, Buechner was an important corporate executive in the area, and he understood the importance of preserving these buildings and turning them into social and economic assets for the community. He knew that people wanted to live where there was a thriving downtown, filled with places to eat, shop, and interact with other members of the community...Undeterred, in 1974 Buechner created a not-for-profit organization devoted to the revitalization of Market Street. Buechner generated support from local leaders and secured the initial funding for the project...Thomas Buechner is remembered as a great leader, mentor, and true pioneer of Main Street."
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"Thomas Scharman Buechner (pronounced BEAK-ner; September 25, 1926 – June 13, 2010) was an aspiring artist who turned to working at museums, who became the founding director of the Corning Museum of Glass and director of the Brooklyn Museum, where he oversaw a major transformation in its operation and displays."
Wrote "How I Paint: Secrets of a Sunday Painter" "Clear how to instruction with striking insights"