David Scott (American, b. 1932)

Description:

David Scott (American, b. 1932)
James Irwin and the Rover in front of Mount Hadley, EVA 1, Apollo 15, August 1971. Numbered 'NASA AS15-86-11603' (NASA MSC) 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 1/8 in. (18.3 x 18.0 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.

N.B. The shadow of the LM Falcon is in the foreground. 'When I look at the Moon I do not see a hostile, empty world,' said Scott. 'I see the radiant body where man has taken his first steps into a frontier that will never end' ('What Is It Like to Walk on the Moon?,' National Geographic, September 1973, p. 329).

Literature: Chaikin, Space, p. 120; Hope, p. 29.
Estimate $500-700


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