Dazzling Firearms at Stark Museum of Art in Orange
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In Pistols: Dazzling Firearms, fifty exceptional American firearms illustrate how art, [عزيزي الزائر يتوجب عليك التسجيل لمشاهدة الرابط للتسجيل اضغط هنا] historical events, and popular culture have influenced the design and symbolism of decorative weaponry.
The exhibition features pistols selected for [عزيزي الزائر يتوجب عليك التسجيل لمشاهدة الرابط للتسجيل اضغط هنا] their extraordinary quality, condition, and elegance. The works come primarily from the permanent collection of the Autry National Center of the American West, supplemented with loans from private collections.
Highlights include a Colt Model 1862 revolver that presents an early, rare example of tiffany style grips embellished with an American eagle motif and revealing master craftsmanship. The exhibition also features Wild Bill Hickok’s Model 1851 Navy revolver, Annie Oakley’s Smith and Wesson pistols, and six presidential guns designed by the Colt company, including one designed for John F. Kennedy. A silver Colt Single Action Army revolver engraved by Edward Bohlin for cowboy actor Tom Mix introduces the Hollywood era. A unique [عزيزي الزائر يتوجب عليك التسجيل لمشاهدة الرابط للتسجيل اضغط هنا] pair of Colt revolvers with nautical motifs, made for a former chairman of Colt Industries, combines the talents of the twentieth century tiffany and Co. as designer, and Leonard Francolini as engraver.
The exhibition explores the political, social, and historical aspects of the decorative pistols; the influence of iconic Western painting; and the artistic talent of firearms engravers. "Firearms become decorative art when adorned by master engravers," said Julia Logan Bourbois, Assistant Curator for Arms and Armor, Museum of the American West, Autry National Center, and curator of the exhibition.
Pistols: Dazzling Firearms includes plasma screen installations with filmed highlights of the firearms and of [عزيزي الزائر يتوجب عليك التسجيل لمشاهدة الرابط للتسجيل اضغط هنا] the engraving process. An educational area adjacent to the exhibition provides learning activities related to the exhibition. "We invite the public to enjoy artistic beauty in a different medium, that of firearms engraving, [عزيزي الزائر يتوجب عليك التسجيل لمشاهدة الرابط للتسجيل اضغط هنا] while seeing the historic and thematic connections with our permanent collection of Western American paintings, sculpture and prints," said Sarah Boehme, Stark Museum of Art Director.
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