Neil Armstrong (American, 1930-2012)

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Neil Armstrong (American, 1930-2012)
The photographer's shadow on the lunar surface, Apollo 11, July 1969. Vintage chromogenic print on resin-coated Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 8 x 8 in. (20.3 x 20.3 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.

N.B. Armstrong photographed his shadow on the bright lunar surface and the LM standing at Tranquility Base from the rim of Little West Crater. 'The Moon has the same reflective power as an asphalt parking lot, but the Sun shines so brightly on the moondust that the Moon appears as a bright orb from Earth and a blinding desert on its surface. The glare makes it impossible to see the stars in the black lunar sky' (Reynolds, p. 179). The NASA negative number is AS11-40-5961.

Literature: Jacobs, p. 57.
Estimate $400-600


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