11-02-201711-02-2017
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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
November 2, 2017 10:00 AMCalender
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Neil Armstrong (American, 1930-2012)

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$615$500
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3048MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 02, 2017 10:00AM

Description:

Neil Armstrong (American, 1930-2012)
Two views of Buzz Aldrin at the lunar-science station (Early Apollo Surface Experiments Package site) on the Sea of Tranquility, Apollo 11, July 1969. The first stamped "AS11 5949" (NASA MSC) on the verso. Vintage chromogenic prints on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image sizes to 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.0 x 18.9 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Crease and possible repair at l.r. corner of vertical sheet.

N.B. Each Apollo mission deployed a lunar-science station near the landing site. Apollo 11's was called the Early Apollo Surface Experiments Package (EASEP) site and deployed 15 meters south of the LM Eagle. The first wide-angle photograph shows Aldrin between the seismometer and the Laser Ranging Retroreflector with the LM, the American flag, and the TV camera that recorded the EVA in the background. The second photograph is a close-up of Aldrin with the seismometer. The reflection of the photographer Neil Armstrong and also Aldrin's face can be seen in his gold-plated visor. The NASA negative numbers are AS11-40-5949 and AS11-40-5951.

Literature: Jacobs, p. 59 (second image).
Estimate $600-800


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