History of Science & Technology, Including the Life and Letters of Richard P. Feynman, and Space Exploration

History of Science & Technology, Including the Life and Letters of Richard P. Feynman, and Space Exploration

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[Apollo 11]

Paul Calle. Armstrong on the Morning of the Apollo 11 Launch, Signed by Calle and Armstrong

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December 13, 09:09 PM GMT

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3,000 - 5,000 USD

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[APOLLO 11]

Neil Armstrong on the morning of the Apollo 11 launch. 16 July, 1969.


Lithograph, 19 1/16 x 29 in., matted and framed under glass to 27 1/8 x 37 1/4 in., SIGNED BY PAUL CALLE and NEIL ARMSTRONG, and numbered 155 of 1,000, in pencil to lower margin.


Mild undulation across the center of lithograph.

LIMITED EDITION LITHOGRAPH SIGNED BY PAUL CALLE AND NEIL ARMSTRONG


Paul Calle was one of eight artists selected by NASA in 1962 to document the US space program. He designed a myriad of space-related postage stamps, including a pair of 5-cent Gemini postage stamps and the iconic “First Man on the Moon” 10-cent stamp for which he is most celebrated for.  On July 16, 1969, Paul Calle was with the Apollo 11 astronauts as they had breakfast and readied themselves for their historic expedition to the moon. He was the only artist present to document the activities of Armstrong, Collins, and Aldrin as they prepared for the launch. In this beautiful limited edition lithograph, Calle depicts Armstrong in his “Snoopy cap” as he suited up for the mission.