11-02-201711-02-2017
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
November 2, 2017 10:00 AMCalender
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Richard Gordon (American, b. 1929)

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$1,107$900
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3048MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 02, 2017 10:00AM

Description:

Richard Gordon (American, b. 1929)
The Arabian Peninsula and the Red Sea photographed from the high-altitude orbiting spacecraft, Gemini 11, September 1966. Numbered 'NASA S-66-54536' (NASA MSC) in red on the recto u.r. 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 8 x 7 1/4 in. (20.3 x 18.3 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Pinpoint hole on the recto c.l. margin, minor wear at l.l. corner of sheet.

N.B. Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and South Arabia from 470 nautical miles above the Earth's surface.

Literature: Cortright, p. 192; Newhall, front dust jacket.
Estimate $400-600


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Keywords

Kodak, Richard Gordon, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia