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APOLLO 17—"LIVE FROM MISSION CONTROL"
MCCALL, ROBERT. 1919-2010.

20 July 2016, 13:00 EDT
New York

US$8,000 - US$12,000

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APOLLO 17—"LIVE FROM MISSION CONTROL"

MCCALL, ROBERT. 1919-2010.
Watercolor on paper, 17½ x 12 inches, signed lower left "Robert McCall," and titled in lower margin "Apollo XVII - Live from Mission Control, Dec 15, '72." Matted, framed and glazed.

Original watercolor painting by legendary space artist Robert McCall of Apollo 17 Commander and last man on the moon, Gene Cernan, while performing an EVA (Extra Vehicular Activity) on the lunar surface.

One of thirteen unique pieces painted by McCall during the NASA missions; most of these pieces were accomplished in "real time' with McCall painting them as the events occurred live. McCall was the premiere space artist. Chosen by NASA to document the space program, he was present at nearly every launch. He painted the giant mural at the National Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C. which depicts man's conquest of the moon, and famously did the artwork for the 2001: A Space Odyssey movie posters.

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