Neil Armstrong (American, 1930-2012)

Description:

Neil Armstrong (American, 1930-2012)
Buzz Aldrin with the photographer and the Lunar Module reflected in his gold-plated visor, Apollo 11, July 1969. Numbered 'AS11-40-5903' in a U.S. Army caption on the verso. Large-format vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image/sheet size 13 1/2 x 10 5/8 in. (34.1 x 26.8 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.

N.B. A "Man on the Moon," the legendary image: "What you remember of the lunar surface is more having looked at the picture over and over again, and looked and studied it. I remember more about what the Moon's about because of the photographs we took that I look back on, that give me a better recollection of it than is up there (points to his head),' recalled Aldrin (quoted in Chaikin, Voices, p. 178).

Literature: Chaikin, Space, p. 95; Thomas, frontispiece; Jacobs, p. 62; Reynolds, p. 145.
Estimate $5,000-7,000

Print surface is in good condition. Possible subtle color shifting. Yellow discoloration on the verso (from dry mounting or similar process?). No additional issues to report.


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