Belt Plate (after Antietam) 2012 Limited Edition of 3
Belt Plate (after Antietam)
To make Belt Plate (after Antietam) Cole melted down and cast a vast quantity of both lead bullets and lead type to create a Civil War belt buckle on the scale of a prize-fighters belt. A once ubiquitous artifact, lifted from history, and recreated with weapons of war. By turns pedestrian, horrific, and monumental (Antietam remains the bloodiest day in American his- tory—23,000 casualties in twelve hours ) Belt Plate (after Antietam) stands proxy for 150 years of historiographic triumpha- lism.
Crated Dimensions H9 x W18 x D19 63lbs
- cast lead from melted bullets and recycled lead type
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1.5 x 16 x 10 in
(3.81 x 40.64 x 25.4 cm)
- cast lead from melted bullets and recycled lead type
-
1.5 x 16 x 10 in
(3.81 x 40.64 x 25.4 cm)
- cast lead from melted bullets and recycled lead type
-
1.5 x 16 x 10 in
(3.81 x 40.64 x 25.4 cm)