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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2.2002.2158
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Apollo 10 View of Earth
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
May 18, 1969, printed later
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/157045

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Offset lithography
Technique
Offset print
Dimensions
17.5 x 24 cm (6 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
sheet: 20.2 x 25.4 cm (7 15/16 x 10 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • (not assigned): Pre-printed on verso: Apollo 10 View of the Earth
    An outstanding view of the Earth from 36,000 nautical miles away as photographed from the Apollo 10 spacecraft, with prime crew members Eugene A. Cernan, John W. Young, and Thomas P. Stafford, during their translunar journey toward the Moon. While the Yucatan Peninsula is obscured by clouds, nearly all of Mexico north of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec can be clearly delineated. The Gulf of California and Baja California, and the San Joaquin Valley of California can be easily identified. In the upper right-hand corner is an excellent view of the northern polar cap with pressure fronts emanating to the south. Also, the delta of the Rio Grande River and the Texas coast are visible.
  • (not assigned): Pre-printed on verso, b.r.: JSCL-605
  • (not assigned): Pre-printed on recto above image: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Apollo 10 View of the Earth

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2.2002.2158
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Exhibition History

  • Tangible Things, The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Cambridge, 01/24/2011 - 05/29/2011

Verification Level

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