A color print of a map of an area of the moon.
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The print shows a map with large amorphous areas of mainly blue and orange. The color is applied in dots in different density on the map. Areas are highlighted in yellow, some areas are circled, there are small areas of black in various parts of the map as well as black outlines.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M26547.2
People
Nancy Graves, American (Pittsfield, Massachusetts 1940 - 1995 New York, New York)
Landfall Press Inc.
Edition printed by David Keister
Published by Carl Solway Gallery
Title
Fra Mauro Region of the Moon
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Lithographs Based on Geologic Maps of Lunar Orbiter and Apollo Landing Sites, 19
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1972
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/27286

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Lithograph
Dimensions
55.88 x 76.2 cm (22 x 30 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower edge, recto, graphite, handwritten, in artist's hand: II 13/100 Graves '72
  • inscription: lower left, verso, graphite, handwritten: NG72-322 [workshop number, below Landfall Press stamp]
  • blind stamp: lower left, recto, blind stamp: X [with a vertical line through center and a verticle line connecting top left and lower left points on the x: chop of printer David Keister]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Anne MacDougall and Gil Einstein, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, July 26, 2005.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Padon 2

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Anne MacDougall and Gil Einstein in honor of Marjorie B. Cohn
Copyright
© Nany Graves Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
M26547.2
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1100, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/10/2019 - 10/04/2021
  • Past Futures: Science Fiction, Space Travel, and Postwar Art of the Americas, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, 03/05/2015 - 06/07/2015

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