11-02-201711-02-2017
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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
November 2, 2017 10:00 AMCalender
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William Anders (American, b. 1933)

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$923$750
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3048MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 02, 2017 10:00AM

Description:

William Anders (American, b. 1933)
The Earth photographed from beyond Earth orbit for the first time in history, Apollo 8, December 1968. 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: Good.

N.B. 'The Earth is now passing through my window. It's about as big as the end of my thumb,' observed James Lovell in an air-to-ground transmission. 'Waters are all sort of a royal blue. Clouds of course are bright white.' The NASA negative number is AS8-16-2588.

Literature: Schick and Van Haaften, p. 94; Newhall p. 123; Reynolds, p. 106.
Estimate $400-600


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Keywords

Kodak, James Lovell, William Anders, Van Haaften, Schick Haaften