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The surface of the moon is visible on the lower half of the black paper while the space shuttle is seen foreground in front of it. in the background, the earth is partially visible.
Moon Shot
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Moon Shot

Artist Lowell Nesbitt (American, 1933-1993)
Date1969
MediumColor lithograph
Dimensionssheet: 22 x 29 7/8 in. (55.9 x 75.9 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Reese and Marilyn Arnold Palley
Object number1992.2.26
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Visual DescriptionThe surface of the moon is visible on the lower half of the black paper while the space shuttle is seen foreground in front of it. in the background, the earth is partially visible.
The surface of the moon is silver and grey, organic shapes are visible diagonally across the black paper giving the impression of a close-up shot of the moon's surface.
Moon Shot
Lowell Nesbitt
1969
Organic shapes in silver, grey, light green over black paper create a close-up of the moon's surface.
Moon Shot
Lowell Nesbitt
1969
A light black and grey print of the moon's surface featuring the footprint of an astronaut.
Moon Shot
Lowell Nesbitt
1969
Silver moon with grey organic shapes as articulation on black paper.
Moon Shot
Lowell Nesbitt
1969
A light blue and grey print of the moon's surface featuring scattered circular craters with shadows inside.
Moon Shot
Lowell Nesbitt
1969
Organic silver and grey shapes flow outward from half-silver, half-black sphere in center.
Moon Shot
Lowell Nesbitt
1969
Quotes of astronauts are written in silver ink on black paper.
Moon Shot
Lowell Nesbitt
1969
Untitled: From a Collection of US Space Program NASA Photographs
Untitled: From a Collection of US Space Program NASA Photographs
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1959-1992
Sunlit astronaut working on a satellite in right foreground attached to the SRMS (“Shuttle Remote Manipulator System”), also called “Canadarm,” visible at center frame. Top left corner shows shuttle payload bay open, bright light from sun illuminates objects clearly, blue Earth and black space behind.
Untitled: From a Collection of US Space Program NASA Photographs
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1959-1992
Filling the frame is a view looking down into empty payload bay of Orbiter shuttle in space. Earth barely visible behind.
Untitled: From a Collection of US Space Program NASA Photographs
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1959-1992
Untitled: From a Collection of US Space Program NASA Photographs
Untitled: From a Collection of US Space Program NASA Photographs
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1959-1992
Center frame, the launch of a 12-sided polygon satellite, with multiple panels throughout, using the SRMS armature (shuttle remote manipulator system) seen in top, middle frame. Blue Earth dominates background.
Untitled: From a Collection of US Space Program NASA Photographs
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1959-1992

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