Item 14 (c) Exhibit #24                      
                      
                      CORNING INCORPORATED

                       POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    ________________________



     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director
and/or Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation,
hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C.
Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of
the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and
all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the
filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal
year ended January 1, 1995, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority
to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director
and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature
pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these
presents this 8th day of February, 1995.



                                  /s/Roger G. Ackerman
                                     ____________________________
                                     Roger G. Ackerman









                      CORNING INCORPORATED

                       POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    ________________________



     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director
and/or Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation,
hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C.
Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of
the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and
all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the
filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal
year ended January 1, 1995, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority
to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director
and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature
pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these
presents this 10th day of February, 1995.



                                  /s/Van C. Campbell
                                     __________________________
                                     Van C. Campbell









                      CORNING INCORPORATED

                       POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    ________________________



     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director
and/or Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation,
hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C.
Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of
the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and
all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the
filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal
year ended January 1, 1995, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority
to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director
and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature
pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these
presents this 8th day of February, 1995.



                                  /s/David A. Duke
                                     ___________________________
                                     David A. Duke









                      CORNING INCORPORATED

                       POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    ________________________



     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director
and/or Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation,
hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C.
Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of
the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and
all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the
filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal
year ended January 1, 1995, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority
to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director
and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature
pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these
presents this 8th day of February, 1995.



                                  /s/John H. Foster
                                     _________________________
                                     John H. Foster









                      CORNING INCORPORATED

                       POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    ________________________



     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director
and/or Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation,
hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C.
Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of
the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and
all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the
filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal
year ended January 1, 1995, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority
to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director
and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature
pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these
presents this 9th day of February, 1995.



                                  /s/James R. Houghton
                                     ____________________________
                                     James R. Houghton









                      CORNING INCORPORATED

                       POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    ________________________



     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director
and/or Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation,
hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C.
Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of
the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and
all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the
filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal
year ended January 1, 1995, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority
to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director
and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature
pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these
presents this 8th day of February, 1995.



                                  /s/Robert Barker
                                     ____________________________
                                     Robert Barker








                      CORNING INCORPORATED

                       POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    ________________________



     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director
and/or Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation,
hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C.
Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of
the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and
all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the
filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal
year ended January 1, 1995, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority
to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director
and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature
pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these
presents this 9th day of February, 1995.



                                  /s/Mary L. Bundy
                                     ____________________________
                                     Mary L. Bundy









                      CORNING INCORPORATED

                       POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    ________________________



     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director
and/or Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation,
hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C.
Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of
the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and
all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the
filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal
year ended January 1, 1995, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority
to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director
and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature
pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these
presents this 13th day of February, 1995.



                                  /s/Barber B. Conable, Jr.
                                     ___________________________
                                     Barber B. Conable, Jr.









                      CORNING INCORPORATED

                       POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    ________________________



     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director
and/or Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation,
hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C.
Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of
the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and
all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the
filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal
year ended January 1, 1995, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority
to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director
and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature
pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these
presents this 10th day of February, 1995.



                                  /s/Gordon Gund
                                     ___________________________
                                     Gordon Gund









                      CORNING INCORPORATED

                       POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    ________________________



     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director
and/or Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation,
hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C.
Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of
the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and
all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the
filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal
year ended January 1, 1995, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority
to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director
and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature
pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these
presents this 27th day of February, 1995.



                                  /s/John M. Hennessy
                                     ____________________________
                                     John M. Hennessy









                      CORNING INCORPORATED

                       POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    ________________________



     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director
and/or Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation,
hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C.
Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of
the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and
all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the
filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal
year ended January 1, 1995, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority
to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director
and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature
pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these
presents this 10th day of February, 1995.



                                  /s/Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.
                                     ___________________________
                                     Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.









                      CORNING INCORPORATED

                       POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    ________________________



     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director
and/or Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation,
hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C.
Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of
the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and
all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the
filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal
year ended January 1, 1995, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority
to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director
and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature
pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these
presents this 13th day of February, 1995.



                                  /s/James W. Kinnear
                                     ___________________________
                                     James W. Kinnear









                      CORNING INCORPORATED

                       POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    ________________________



     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director
and/or Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation,
hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C.
Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of
the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and
all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the
filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal
year ended January 1, 1995, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority
to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director
and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature
pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these
presents this 8th day of February, 1995.



                                  /s/James J. O'Connor
                                     ___________________________
                                     James J. O'Connor









                      CORNING INCORPORATED

                       POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    ________________________



     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director
and/or Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation,
hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C.
Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of
the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and
all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the
filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal
year ended January 1, 1995, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority
to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director
and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature
pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these
presents this 9th day of February, 1995.



                                  /s/Catherine A. Rein
                                     ____________________________
                                     Catherine A. Rein









                      CORNING INCORPORATED

                       POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    ________________________



     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director
and/or Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation,
hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C.
Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of
the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and
all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the
filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal
year ended January 1, 1995, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority
to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director
and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature
pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these
presents this 13th day of February, 1995.



                                  /s/Henry Rosovsky
                                     ____________________________
                                     Henry Rosovsky









                      CORNING INCORPORATED

                       POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    ________________________



     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director
and/or Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation,
hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C.
Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of
the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and
all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the
filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal
year ended January 1, 1995, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority
to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director
and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature
pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these
presents this 10th day of February, 1995.



                                  /s/William D. Smithburg
                                     _______________________
                                     William D. Smithburg









                      CORNING INCORPORATED

                       POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    ________________________



     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director
and/or Officer of CORNING INCORPORATED, a New York corporation,
hereby constitutes and appoints Katherine A. Asbeck, Van C.
Campbell and William C. Ughetta, or any of them, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, in the name and on behalf of
the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things to comply with
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and
all rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the
filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 of the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of Corning Incorporated for the fiscal
year ended January 1, 1995, including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority
to sign on behalf of the undersigned in his capacity as Director
and/or Officer of Corning Incorporated the appropriate signature
pages of said Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or any one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these
presents this 10th day of February, 1995.



                                  /s/Robert G. Stone, Jr.
                                     _________________________
                                     Robert G. Stone, Jr.