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
December 31, 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 19th
day of February, 1996.
                                /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
December 31, 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 19th
day of February, 1996.




                                /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
December 31, 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 19th
day of February, 1996.




                                /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
December 31, 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 19TH
day of February, 1996.




                                /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
December 31, 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 19th
day of February, 1996.



                                /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
December 31, 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 19th
day of February, 1996.




                                /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
December 31, 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 19th
day of February, 1996.




                                /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
December 31, 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 19th
day of February, 1996.




                                /s/     John Seely Brown                      
                                -------------------------
                                        John Seely Brown








                              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
December 31, 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 19th
day of February, 1996.




                                /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
December 31, 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 19th
day of February, 1996.




                                /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
December 31, 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 19th
day of February, 1996.




                                /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
December 31, 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 19th
day of February, 1996.


                                /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
December 31, 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 19th
day of February, 1996.




                                /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
December 31, 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 19th
day of February, 1996.




                                /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
December 31, 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 19th
day of February, 1996.




                                /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
December 31, 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 19th day of February, 1996.




                                /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
December 31, 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 19th
day of February, 1996.




                                /s/     Lawrence S. Eagleburger
                                        -------------------------
                                        Lawrence S. Eagleburger









                              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
December 31, 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 19th
day of February, 1996.




                                /s/     H. Onno Ruding
                                        --------------------