Charles Conrad (American, 1930-1999). Alan Bean Holding Lunar Soil Sample Container at Sharp Crater, 1969. Digital pigme...

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Charles Conrad (American, 1930-1999)
Alan Bean Holding Lunar Soil Sample Container at Sharp Crater, 1969
Digital pigment print, printed 2000 by Michael Light
23-1/2 x 23-1/2 inches (59.7 x 59.7 cm) (image)
24 x 24 inches (sheet)
Signed, titled, dated, and editioned 19/50 in ink, verso. Titled, dated, and editioned 19/50 in label affixed to mount verso.

From the series FULL MOON which offers a single composite journey to the Moon and back comprised of imagery from the 9 actual Apollo missions, along with Earth orbital imagery from the Gemini missions. One of the primary goals of the project was to think about the some 33,000 Apollo images in terms of the traditions and meanings of landscape representation, rather than science, cold-war politics, and exploration alone.

PROVENANCE:
Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago, Illinois;
Private collection.


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