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A wonderful and iconic…familiar at least, maybe, to those of my generation with similar interests…depiction of humankind’s first steps on the moon, as rendered by NASA’s talented artist, Albert Lane. The image featured prominently in “NASA FACTS” NF-40/11-67, as the ‘centerspread’ of the fold-out format publication.
So, obviously, the work was first published in 1967, a year after Norman Rockwell’s rendering (also iconic) of the similar perspective. Both (Rockwell’s at least) I believe were/was based to some degree, on the series of photographs of Jack Mays’ training activities in/on/around the LM mockup on the Lunar Topographical Simulation Area, Manned Spacecraft Center.
As if that wasn’t enough, Tony Tallarico’s iconic, yes iconic cover artwork of the venerable & beloved “APOLLO Man on the Moon COLORING BOOK” appears to be a straight-up copy of Mr. Lane’s work, with minor lunar landscape alterations & repositioning of the earth, CSM & Astronaut coming down the ladder. Finally, as a tragic aside, the image of the Astronaut in the foreground of the coloring book was taken from an i**n*c photograph of Ronald Redick of Bendix Corporation’s Aerospace Systems Division, demonstrating the deployment of the EASEP LRRR.
Tragic due to the following…as I’m pretty sure they’re one-in-the-same:
www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2018/11/ronald_redick_fin...
Credit: “mLIVE Michigan” website
At least NOT tragic, and although inevitable, still sad:
Tony Tallarico…continue to RIP Good Sir:
www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/01/07/tony-tallari...
Credit: “The Daily Cartoonist” website
a_vr_bw_o_n (MSFC-69-MS-G-1300-28)
A wonderful and iconic…familiar at least, maybe, to those of my generation with similar interests…depiction of humankind’s first steps on the moon, as rendered by NASA’s talented artist, Albert Lane. The image featured prominently in “NASA FACTS” NF-40/11-67, as the ‘centerspread’ of the fold-out format publication.
So, obviously, the work was first published in 1967, a year after Norman Rockwell’s rendering (also iconic) of the similar perspective. Both (Rockwell’s at least) I believe were/was based to some degree, on the series of photographs of Jack Mays’ training activities in/on/around the LM mockup on the Lunar Topographical Simulation Area, Manned Spacecraft Center.
As if that wasn’t enough, Tony Tallarico’s iconic, yes iconic cover artwork of the venerable & beloved “APOLLO Man on the Moon COLORING BOOK” appears to be a straight-up copy of Mr. Lane’s work, with minor lunar landscape alterations & repositioning of the earth, CSM & Astronaut coming down the ladder. Finally, as a tragic aside, the image of the Astronaut in the foreground of the coloring book was taken from an i**n*c photograph of Ronald Redick of Bendix Corporation’s Aerospace Systems Division, demonstrating the deployment of the EASEP LRRR.
Tragic due to the following…as I’m pretty sure they’re one-in-the-same:
www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2018/11/ronald_redick_fin...
Credit: “mLIVE Michigan” website
At least NOT tragic, and although inevitable, still sad:
Tony Tallarico…continue to RIP Good Sir:
www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/01/07/tony-tallari...
Credit: “The Daily Cartoonist” website