Mission: Apollo-Saturn 17: Earth with the continent of Africa clearly depicted, on the last United States lunar voyage.
Artist
Eugene A. Cernan(American, 1934–2017)American, 1934–2017
Artist
Ronald E. Evans(American, 1933–1990)American, 1933–1990
Artist
Harrison H. "Jack" Schmitt(American, born 1935)American, born 1935
Printer
Dennis Ivy (American, born 1953)American, born 1953
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Mission: Apollo-Saturn 17: Earth with the continent of Africa clearly depicted, on the last United States lunar voyage.
- from the portfolio NASA: A Quarter Century of Space Exploration
DateDecember 7–19, 1972, 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 number93.199.17
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).
Exhibited: "The Moon: "Houston, Tranquility Base Here. The Eagle Has Landed", Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Brown Foundation Galleries, September 27, 2009 - January 10, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed in black ink, lower left corner below image: "29/1000", lower right corner below image: "# 17"
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