Background
Lanmon, Dwight Pierson was born on July 28, 1938 in Pueblo, Colorado, United States. Son of Ira Dwight and Elaine Glea Pierson (Curtis) Lanmon.
Lanmon, Dwight Pierson was born on July 28, 1938 in Pueblo, Colorado, United States. Son of Ira Dwight and Elaine Glea Pierson (Curtis) Lanmon.
Student, Knox College, 1956-1958; Bachelor of Arts, University Colorado, 1960; postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles, 1961-1966; Master of Arts, University Delaware, 1968.
Assistant curator, associate curator, and in charge of conservation, Winterthur Museum, Delaware, 1968-1973; deputy director, Corning Museum Glass, New York, 1973-1981; director, Corning Museum Glass, New York, 1981-1992; Chief Executive Officer, director, trustee, Winterthur (Delaware) Museum, since 1992. Trustee Rockwell Museum, Corning, 1983-1992, president, 1988-1992, chairman of the executive committee, 1988-1992, acting director, 1986-1988. Trustee Corning Museum Glass, 1981-1995.
(In 1976, the Corning Museum of Glass devoted it's entire ...)
Fellow Society Antiquaries of London. Member International Association History of Glass (secretary-general 1981-1985), International Council Museum, Association Art Museum Directors, American Association Museum, Census of Stained Glass (director 1980-1992), Paperweight Collectors Association (board directors 1991-1992), Walpole Society, Blair House Fine Arts Committee, Chevaliers de Tastevin.
Married Ann Lorraine Welling, January 10, 1970.