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Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
November 2, 2017 10:00 AMCalender
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Neil Armstrong (American, 1930-2012)

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$2,460$2,000
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3048MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 02, 2017 10:00AM

Description:

Neil Armstrong (American, 1930-2012)
Buzz Aldrin on the Moon, Apollo 11, July 1969. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 9 1/2 x 7 5/8 in. (24.0 x 19.2 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Discoloration around edges on the verso where tape or similar was removed.

N.B. On the Moon at last, Aldrin stands in front of the Lunar Module Eagle, next to the solar wind experiment. On the lunar surface all the Apollo astronauts took photographs using a 500 EL Hasselblad data camera equipped with a transparent glass reseau plate engraved with grid markings and specially designed lenses and Kodak films. Crosses on each picture enable geologists to make photogrammetric measurements of all objects recorded. The NASA negative number is AS11-40-5873.

Literature: Thomas, p. 182.
Estimate $600-800


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Keywords

hasselblad, Kodak