Surface of the Moon

July 1969

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Associated Names
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Artist, American, est. 1958

The image features two rectangular shapes filled with a gradient texture from deep purple at the top to light lavender at the bottom. The abstract design within the rectangles resembles a starry night sky or scattered grains of sand. The rectangles are framed within a larger, rectangular metallic border similar to a traditional metallic film slide. An oval shape with unclear text at the center adds an industrial feel to the composition.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    stereoscopic glass transparency

  • Dimensions

    plate (each): 2.4 × 2.7 cm (15/16 × 1 1/16 in.)
    mount: 4 × 10.1 × 0.3 cm (1 9/16 × 4 × 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.16.19

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

center, on mount, blind stamp: -EMDE-; on verso, by unknown hand, center, adhesive label on mount, in black ink: 6713-14

Markings

center, on mount, blind stamp: -EMDE-

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