Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
Mission: Mercury-Redstone 3, Freedom 7: Alan B. Shepard, Jr., the first American in space
Artist
Alan B. Shepard, Jr.(American, 1923–1998)American, 1923–1998
Printer
Dennis Ivy (American, born 1953)American, born 1953
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Mission: Mercury-Redstone 3, Freedom 7: Alan B. Shepard, Jr., the first American in space
- from the portfolio NASA: A Quarter Century of Space Exploration
DateMay 5, 1961, printed 1991
PlaceUnited States
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 number93.199.1
Not on view
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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).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed in black ink, lower left corner below image: "29/1000", lower right corner below image: "# 1"
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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.
January 31–February 9, 1971, printed 1991
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Edgar D. Mitchell
January 31– February 9, 1971, printed 1991
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Jack R. Lousma
July 28–September 25, 1973, printed 1991
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Alan L. Bean
July 28– September 25, 1973, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
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Dennis Ivy
February 3–11, 1984, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
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James A. Lovell, Jr.
November 11–15, 1966, printed 1991
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Alan L. Bean
November 14–24, 1969, printed 1991
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James A. Lovell, Jr.
November 11–15, 1966, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
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Dennis Ivy
November 26–December 3, 1985, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
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June 3–7, 1965, printed 1991
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