11-02-201711-02-2017
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
November 2, 2017 10:00 AMCalender
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Walter Cunningham (American, b. 1932)

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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3048MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 02, 2017 10:00AM

Description:

Walter Cunningham (American, b. 1932)
The morning Sun illuminates the Earth over the Florida Peninsula, Apollo 7, October 1968. Numbered 'NASA G-69-2879' in black on the recto l.l. margin, NASA Goddard caption on the verso. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (18.9 x 18.9 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.

N.B. Apollo 7 captured some of the most beautiful images ever taken of the Earth, including this sunrise over Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. 'Everything came together on day nine, and we found ourselves looking at the Florida Peninsula, which had been our home for much of the preceding three years. Grabbing the Hasselblad camera,' said Cunningham, 'I perpetrated a photographic no-no, taking this picture looking into the sun' (Jacobs, p. 27). "One of my favorite pictures,' stated Schirra, 'is one where the light reflects off the peninsula of Florida. I call it the 'Victory at Sea' effect' (Schick and Van Haaften, p. 85). The NASA negative number is AS7-8-1933.

Literature: Schick and Van Haaften, p. 85; Light, plate 8; Jacobs, p. 26; Reynolds, p. 79.
Estimate $600-800


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Keywords

hasselblad, Kodak, Van Haaften, Schirra, Schick Haaften