Beyond the Paint podcast will now include monthly episodes on my passion project; crafting a book on the 19th century, art patron, Elizabeth Colt, wife of gun manufacturer Samuel Colt. The inaugural episode journeys you through her wedding present from Sam, “Armsmear,” an opulent, Italianate style mansion located in South Meadows, Hartford, Connecticut.
Image Credit: The Wadsworth Atheneum
https://www.thewadsworth.org/
Architectural influences in the design of Armsmear include (left) Queen Victoria’s summer retreat on Isle of Wight and (right) Kremlin Palace in Moscow
Image Credit: Armsmear
https://www.armsmear.org/
Resources used for this podcast include William Hosley’s seminal text, “Colt: The Making of an American Legend,” and Armsmear website @armsmear.org. Image Credit: The Wadsworth Atheneum—Special thanks to Cristina Rosana @PiqueCoaching