"I look at armor as hollow, moving sculptures."
Curator Pierre Terjanian on "Portions of a Costume Armor" by Armorer Kolman Helmschmid.
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The armor that breaks away from all established standards
"I look at armor as hollow, moving sculptures."
Pierre Terjanian
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Kolman Helmschmid
ca. 1525