11-02-201711-02-2017
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
November 2, 2017 10:00 AMCalender
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Edgar Mitchell (American, 1930-2016)

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$246$200
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3048MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 02, 2017 10:00AM

Description:

Edgar Mitchell (American, 1930-2016)
The photographer's shadow near Saddle Rock, station C1, EVA 2, Apollo 14, February 1971. Numbered 'NASA AS14-68-9453' (NASA MSC) in black on the recto u.l. margin, NASA MSC caption on the verso. Vintage gelatin silver print, image size 7 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (18.3 x 18.3 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.

N.B. 'A hammer and a small collection bag lie atop a lunar boulder to give some indication of size in this view of several boulders clustered together near the rim of Cone Crater at Station C1. Scientists believe these rocks were blasted out of the Moon's crust by the gigantic impact that formed the Imbrium Basin' (Light, caption 68).
Estimate $400-600


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