Samuel Colt
Subtitle: arms, art, and invention
By: Herbert G. Houze ; edited by Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser, with essays and entries by Carolyn C. Cooper and Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser.
Contributors: Cooper, Carolyn C., 1934-; Kornhauser, Elizabeth Mankin, 1950-; Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New Haven; Hartford : Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780300111330; 9780918333223
Subjects: Colt, Samuel, 1814-1862.; Colt firearms -- Exhibitions.
Genres: Exhibitions.
Other titles: Arms, art, and invention
Description: "Samuel Colt (1814-1862) first patented his "Colt" revolver in 1835 and thereby redefined the architecture of handguns. This 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." "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. 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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.