11-02-201711-02-2017
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
November 2, 2017 10:00 AMCalender
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James A. McDivitt (American, b. 1929)

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$2,337$1,900
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3048MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 02, 2017 10:00AM

Description:

James A. McDivitt (American, b. 1929)
First U.S. spacewalk, Ed White's EVA over the Gulf of Mexico, Gemini 4, June 1965. Numbered "NASA S-65-30429" in red on the recto u.l. margin, NASA MSC caption on the verso. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 7 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (18.3 x 18.3 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Minor creases l.r.

N.B. Note the reflection in Ed White's visor of the black sky of space and the capsule's window through which McDivitt took the photograph. 'It's fun,' White reported, 'I'm not coming in' (Gemini 4 air-to-ground transmission).

Literature: Schick and Van Haaften, cover and p. 35; Chaikin, Space, p. 59; Light, plate 13.
Estimate $800-1,200


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Keywords

Kodak, James A. McDivitt, Van Haaften, Schick Haaften