Artist
Edgar D. Mitchell (American, 1930–2016)American, 1930–2016
Printer
Dennis Ivy (American, born 1953)American, born 1953
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Mission: Apollo-Saturn 14: Alan B. Shepard, Jr. plants American flag on the moon
- from the portfolio NASA: A Quarter Century of Space Exploration
DateJanuary 31– February 9, 1971, printed 1991
Place depictedMoon
MediumDye imbibition print
Dimensionsimage: 16 × 16 inches (40.6 × 40.6 cm)
mat: 20 × 20 inches (50.8 × 50.8 cm)
mat: 20 × 20 inches (50.8 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Target Collection of American Photography, museum purchase funded by Target Stores
Object number93.199.14
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "Quest for the Moon and Other Stories: Four Decades of Astronauts in Space," at the Shell and the American Landscape Museum, Houston, TX, March 6, 2001 to May 29, 2001 (LN:2001.23).
Exhibited: "The Moon: "Houston, Tranquility Base Here. The Eagle Has Landed", Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Brown Foundation Galleries, September 27, 2009 - January 10, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed in black ink, lower left corner below image: "29/1000", lower right corner below image: "# 14"
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Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
January 31–February 9, 1971, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
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Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
May 5, 1961, printed 1991
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William A. Anders
December 21–27, 1968, printed 1991
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Eugene A. Cernan
December 7–19, 1972, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
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Russell L. Schweickart
March 3–13, 1969, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
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David R. Scott
March 3–13, 1969, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
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Charles P. "Pete" Conrad
November 14–24, 1969, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
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Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
January 31– February 9, 1971, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
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Michael Collins
July 16–24, 1969, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
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Neil A. Armstrong
July 16–24, 1969, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
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Neil A. Armstrong
July 16–24, 1969, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
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Charles M. Duke, Jr.
April 16–27, 1972, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
93.199.16