Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 14, January 31–February 9, 1971: Lunar module, Antares, on lunar surface

Mission: Apollo-Saturn 14, January 31–February 9, 1971: Lunar module, Antares, on lunar surface

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Mission: Apollo-Saturn 14, January 31–February 9, 1971: Lunar module, Antares, on lunar surface
ArtistAmerican, 1923–1998
ArtistAmerican, 1930–2016
PrinterAmerican, born 1953
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Mission: Apollo-Saturn 14, January 31–February 9, 1971: Lunar module, Antares, on lunar surface
  • from: NASA: A Quarter Century of Space Exploration
DateJanuary 31–February 9, 1971, printed 1991
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumDye imbibition print
DimensionsImage: 19 5/16 × 19 7/8 in. (49.1 × 50.5 cm)
 Sheet: 21 11/16 × 21 3/4 in. (55.1 × 55.2 cm)
 Mat: 29 15/16 × 26 in. (76 × 66 cm)
Credit LineThe Target Collection of American Photography, museum purchase funded by Target Stores
Object number93.199.26
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
Provenance[Robert Mann Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1993.
Exhibition History"Shooting the Moon: Photographs from the Museum's Collection 50 Years after Apollo 11," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 20–September 2, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed in black ink, lower left corner below image: "15/250"; stamped in black ink with pencil inscriptions [ ] on verso, lower left corner: "THIS DYE-TRANSFER IS THE [15] PRINT/ FROM AN EDITION OF [250]. IT WAS MADE/ IN HOUSTON, TEXAS BY DENNIS IVY. [A004]"
Signed in pencil on verso, lower left corner: "Dennis Ivy"

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March 3–13, 1969, printed 1991
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March 3–13, 1969, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
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December 7–19, 1972, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
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Dye imbibition print
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May 5, 1961, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
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December 21–27, 1968, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
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