Description: In his book Apollo: An Eyewitness Account, Alan Bean says of Reaching for the Stars, "In one sense this is a painting of a universal astronaut, symbolizing everyone who flew in Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and Apollo-Soyuz. It also represents those who fly on space shuttles and will fly on a space station and on future missions only dreamed about at this time. The astronaut is an emissary of us all, soaring away from our planet earth... But in a broader view [Reaching for the Stars symbolizes] all of us who posses a dedicated and adventurous spirit no matter what our interests or age." Countersigned by astronauts from the Mercury, Gemeni, Apollo, Skylab and Apollo-Soyluz programs. ALL ORIGINAL HAND SIGNATURES (NOT COPIES) Brand-New in Mint Condition Each canvas is individually autographed by the following astronauts: John H. Glenn Jr. - (Mercury 6) Buzz Aldrin - (Gemini 12 & Apollo 11) Alan L. Bean - (Apollo 12 & Skylab 3) M. Scott Carpenter - (Mercury 7) Gerald P. Carr - (Skylab 4) Charles "Pete" Conrad - (Gemini 5 & 11, Apollo 12, Skylab 3) L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. - (Mercury 9) Walter Cunningham - (Apollo 7) Charles M. Duke, Jr. - (Apollo 16) Owen K. Garriott - (Skylab 3) Edward G. Gibson - (Skylab 4) Richard F. Gordon, Jr. - (Gemini 11 & Apollo 12) Fred W. Haise, Jr. - (Apollo 13) James A. Lovell - (Gemini 12 & Apollo 8 & Apollo 13) Jack R. Lousma - (Skylab 3) James A. McDivitt - (Gemini 4 & Apollo 9) Edgar D. Mitchell - (Apollo 14) William R. Pogue - (Skylab 4) Walter M Schirra, Jr. - (Gemini 6, Mercury 9, Apollo 7) Russell L. Schweickart - (Apollo 9) Alan B. Shepard, Jr. - (Mercury 3 & Apollo 14) Thomas P. Stafford - (Gemini 6, 9, Apollo 10 & Apollo-Soyuz) Paul J. Weitz - (Skylab 2) Alfred M. Worden - (Apollo 15) From the first American in space to the last flight of an Apollo aircraft, 24 Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab & Apollo-Soyuz astronauts signed Reaching for the Stars making it a significant historical document. This canvas is an exact 3-D replica of the painting by Apollo 12 Moon-walker Alan Bean. As a single document, Reaching for the Stars is one of the most fascinating and important records of the exploration of space you could possibly own. “Reaching for the Stars” was created for the rotunda of the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame as an inspirational mural. In his work of art, you can actually feel and see the vestiges of lunar exploration. Just as with his original, your canvas features Alan Bean’s trademark ‘moon-prints’ of authentic lunar boots, impressions from a core tube-bit used to collect lunar soil samples and marks from a hammer used to drive the staff of the American flag into the Moon’s surface. Textured Canvas GicleeEdition Size: 1500 S/NImage Size: 34 X 27
Price: 1000 USD
Location: Ridgefield, Connecticut
End Time: 2024-11-11T02:08:03.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Alan Bean
Type: Print
Subject: Astronauts, Moon, Space
