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LEM ascent stage liftoff/ascent_oblique (gouache? matted/mounted painting, ca. 1962/63)

Handsome artwork/painting (gouache I believe) depicting an early configuration LEM liftoff & ascent from the moon. Circa 1962/63, by artist/illustrator Don Crowley, most likely produced during his freelancing period.

 

Fascinating information on Mr. Crowley, who unfortunately, passed on earlier this year:

 

www.doncrowley.com/index.html

Credit: Don Crowley website

 

wenaha.com/artist/don-crowley/

Credit: Wenaha Gallery website

 

cowboyartistsofamerica.com/active-members/deceased/don-cr...

Credit: Cowboy Artists of America website

 

www.greenwichworkshop.com/thumbnails/default.asp?a=18&amp...

Credit: Greenwich Workshop website

 

Note the exceedingly long...EVA antenna? Possibly jettisoned, folded, or somehow retracted prior to docking? I guess it wasn't an issue if the forward hatch/docking port was used.

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Uploaded on March 3, 2019
Taken on March 3, 2019