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

Mission: Apollo-Saturn 14, January 31– February 9, 1971

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Mission: Apollo-Saturn 14, January 31– February 9, 1971
ArtistAmerican, 1923–1998
ArtistAmerican, 1930–2016
PrinterAmerican, born 1953
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • 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
Not on view

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Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
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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Mission: Apollo-Saturn 14, January 31–February 9, 1971: Lunar module, Antares, on lunar surface
Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 14, January 31–February 9, 1971: Lunar module, Antares, on lunar surface
January 31–February 9, 1971, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
93.199.26
Mission: Mercury-Redstone 3, Freedom 7: Alan B. Shepard, Jr., the first American in space
Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
Mission: Mercury-Redstone 3, Freedom 7: Alan B. Shepard, Jr., the first American in space
May 5, 1961, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
93.199.1
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 12: Charles "Pete" Conrad examining Surveyor 3 space probe which had landed 31 months previously. The lunar module, Intrepid, is in background.
Alan L. Bean
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 12: Charles "Pete" Conrad examining Surveyor 3 space probe which had landed 31 months previously. The lunar module, Intrepid, is in background.
November 14–24, 1969, printed 1991
Carbro print
93.199.13
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 16, April 16–27, 1972
Charles M. Duke, Jr.
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 16, April 16–27, 1972
April 16–27, 1972, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
93.199.16
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 14: Alan B. Shepard, Jr. plants American flag on the moon
Edgar D. Mitchell
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 14: Alan B. Shepard, Jr. plants American flag on the moon
January 31– February 9, 1971, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
93.199.14
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 9: Lunar module, "Spider," Orbiting the Earth.
David R. Scott
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 9: Lunar module, "Spider," Orbiting the Earth.
March 3–13, 1969, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
93.199.8
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 9 — Rehearsing for future lunar landings, David R. Scott begins extravehicular activities to test the performance of the lunar module in earth's orbit
Russell L. Schweickart
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 9 — Rehearsing for future lunar landings, David R. Scott begins extravehicular activities to test the performance of the lunar module in earth's orbit
March 3–13, 1969, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
93.199.7
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 17: Earth with the continent of Africa clearly depicted, on the last United States lunar voyage.
Eugene A. Cernan
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 17: Earth with the continent of Africa clearly depicted, on the last United States lunar voyage.
December 7–19, 1972, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
93.199.17
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 8, December 21–27, 1968: Earthrise, the planet Earth seen rising above the surface of the moon, by Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, and William A. Anders the first men to orbit the moon.
William A. Anders
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 8, December 21–27, 1968: Earthrise, the planet Earth seen rising above the surface of the moon, by Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, and William A. Anders the first men to orbit the moon.
December 21–27, 1968, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
93.199.25
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 11: Lunar module, Eagle, returns to command/service module, Columbia, after the first lunar landing.
Michael Collins
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 11: Lunar module, Eagle, returns to command/service module, Columbia, after the first lunar landing.
July 16–24, 1969, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
93.199.11
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 11, July 16–24, 1969
Neil A. Armstrong
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 11, July 16–24, 1969
July 16–24, 1969, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
93.199.10
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 11, July 16–24, 1969
Neil A. Armstrong
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 11, July 16–24, 1969
July 16–24, 1969, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
93.199.9