Joel Sternfeld
The Space Shuttle Columbia Lands at Kelly Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas

The Space Shuttle Columbia Lands at Kelly Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas

© Joel Sternfeld, courtesy of Luhring Augustine, New York

The Space Shuttle Columbia Lands at Kelly Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas
The Space Shuttle Columbia Lands at Kelly Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas
ArtistAmerican, born 1944
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Space Shuttle Columbia Lands at Kelly Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas
  • from the series American Prospects
DateMarch 1979, printed January 1986
PlaceSan Antonio, Texas, United States
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 13 7/16 × 16 15/16 in. (34.1 × 43 cm)
 Sheet: 16 1/8 × 20 in. (40.9 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Target Collection of American Photography, gift of the artist
Object number87.72
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist, New York; given to MFAH, 1987.

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