yale university press june 2006 (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: USED Very Good. Powzyk, Joyce A. (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Like New. The fascinating story of the American inventor and manufacturer who perfected the revolver Samuel Colt (1814-1862) first patented his 'Colt' revolver in 1835 and thereby redefined the architecture of handguns. This stunning book is the first to present in detail the evolution of his most famous invention and to document the unsurpassed Colt firearms collections held by the Wadsworth Atheneum. Colt designed his revolvers with an artistic sensibility--paying particular attention to form and beauty and juxtaposing colors and finishes to heighten the visual effects. He was also one of the first American manufacturers to secure celebrity endorsements and to commission paintings by renowned artists like George Catlin to promote his arms. Colt's standards for excellence, industrial foresight, and quest for market domination are explored in light of primary documents that reveal his constant battles to protect his patents. Essays discuss Colt's personal collection of historic firearms as well as the memorial collection of Colt-manufactured firearms, the relationship between art and commerce as they pertain to the inventor's career, and his international celebrity. Richly illustrated and beautifully produced, this volume presents the artistry of the firearms that Colt worked so diligently to perfect--as well as his promotional abilities that made a tremendous impact on American culture. Published in association with the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Exhibition Schedule: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford (opens September 20, 2006).

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used - Very Good. No Jacket. Latin American artist Gego (19121994) produced a range of line-based abstract work, including drawings, prints, and wire sculptures. Focusing on a rare series of monotypes from the early 1950s, drawings and prints, and drawings without paper and tejeduras (woven paper pieces) of the late 1970s and 1980s, this fascinating book traces Gego s exploration of line and space.Gego used lines as conceptual and visual tools to create in-between spaces within her works. Whether drawing lines on paper or projecting them into space, the artist sought to make visible the invisible. She believed that line could express what is not physically present in natureincluding thought, intuition, and emotions. By manipulating the density of the lines or by interrupting them, she brought light, shadow, and feeling into her linear works.' Open copy, clean pages, tight binding, clean cover, very slight scuff marks on cover. Slight rip/fold on top and bottom of spine. Inner front cover beginning to separate from binding.