When Robert Weil started collecting images for the Contemporary Makers book in 1973 the challenge to record contemporary gun work was daunting. Gathering material was difficult and time consuming. Few makers thought that there was any value in published documentation of their work. Electronic publishing has changed all that. Having a website or having one's work available to view on the internet is becoming a necessity. In spite of all the potential to finally have a true overview of what's being produced by the artists of today, a great deal of work still remains covered up and basically unknown. Our role is to make an effort to document some portion of what’s going on today. To comment on the established makers and to uncover the unknown. We welcome your comments and suggestions and look to you our readers to make us aware of the talented makers out there. Art and Jan Riser Robert Weil and The Makers
This is based on?????????? Pure imagination?
ReplyDeleteNo, the Smithsonian has one that is attributed to Tecumseh ownership. This is a copy of that piece.
ReplyDeleteMany would love to see photos of the piece this is supposedly based on. There is a NW gun attributed to Tecumseh but this is a stretch. Im sorry.
ReplyDeleteIt's total fantasy, BUT, I think it is really neat! Love the diamond shaping and the smooth lines of the butt and lock panels.
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