Earthrise Across Mare Smythii

July 16-24, 1969

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Associated Names
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Artist, American, est. 1958

The image shows the view from the surface of the moon looking out into space with Earth visible in the distance. The horizon is in the middle of the image, separating the lunar terrain from space. Earth, partially illuminated, is above the horizon with blue oceans and white clouds visible. The color palette consists of black space, gray moon surface, and the colorful Earth. This is a photograph capturing space.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.1 × 18.1 cm (7 1/8 × 7 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 20 × 25.3 cm (7 7/8 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.24

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, TX. Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2019

  • By the Light of the Silvery Moon: A Century of Lunar Photographs, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019 - 2020, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

upper left printed in red ink: NASA / AS11-44-6552

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