Neil A. Armstrong
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 11, July 16–24, 1969

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Artist Neil A. Armstrong (American, 1930–2012)American, 1930–2012

Printer Dennis Ivy (American, born 1953)American, born 1953

CultureAmerican

Titles

Mission: Apollo-Saturn 11, July 16–24, 1969
from the portfolio NASA: A Quarter Century of Space Exploration

DateJuly 16–24, 1969, printed 1991

Place depictedMoon

MediumDye imbibition print

DimensionsImage: 16 1/8 × 16 5/16 in. (41 × 41.5 cm)
Sheet: 19 1/8 × 18 3/8 in. (48.5 × 46.7 cm)
Mat: 26 × 21 15/16 in. (66 × 55.8 cm)

Credit LineThe Target Collection of American Photography, museum purchase funded by Target Stores

Object number93.199.10

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Target Collection of American Photography

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PHOTOGRAPHS

DescriptionEdwin
E. “Buzz” Aldrin was the second man on the moon. This photograph, taken by his
fellow astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, depicts Aldrin standing at the Eagle
landing site on the Sea of Tranquility. Because he held the camera throughout
the mission, no full shots of Armstrong on the moon exist, although his image
has been preserved in the form of a reflection on the visor of Aldrin’s helmet.
Provenance[Robert Mann Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1993.
Exhibition History"Quest for the Moon and Other Stories: Four Decades of Astronauts in Space," Shell and the American Landscape Museum, Houston, March 6–May 29, 2001.

"A Love Affair with Pictures: 25 Years of Collecting Photographs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 14–December 30, 2001.

"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: "29/1000", lower right corner below image: "# 10"

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