Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 14, January 31– February 9, 1971

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Artist Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (American, 1923–1998)American, 1923–1998

Artist Edgar D. Mitchell (American, 1930–2016)American, 1930–2016

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

CultureAmerican

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Mission: Apollo-Saturn 14, January 31– February 9, 1971
This picture shows the Lunar Module, Antares, as seen by astronauts Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Edgar D. Mitchell at the Fra Mauro Crater landing site. Tracks from the Modular Equipment Transporter, predecessor to the motorized Lunar Rover, can be seen in the foreground.
from the portfolio NASA: A Quarter Century of Space Exploration

DateJanuary 31– February 9, 1971, printed 1991

PlaceUnited States

MediumDye imbibition print

DimensionsImage: 16 3/16 × 16 9/16 in. (41.1 × 42 cm)
Sheet: 19 × 18 1/2 in. (48.2 × 47 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 number93.199.15

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Photography

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Target Collection of American Photography

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PHOTOGRAPHS

Provenance[Robert Mann Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1993.
Exhibition History"The Moon: 'Houston, Tranquility Base Here. The Eagle Has Landed'," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 27, 2009–January 10, 2010.

"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: "# 15"

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