Painting, Watercolor on Paper

Watercolor painting on paper. Service Tower Roll Back, 15 April 1972. A page from a spiral-bound sketchbook that contains other accessioned artworks. On the left side of the scene Apollo 16 is supported by a red gantry at the Pad 39A complex and the dark blue service tower is to the left. The sky is a brilliant blend of pastel pink and orange on the left and it blends into a deeper blue on the right. The grass beneath is green and a rounded white structure is on the right side. Text in the lower right corner reads: "Apollo 16 Service Tower Rollback Pad 39A Complex KSC 15:50 15 April 72." Text in the upper margin across the page reads: "The event takes on the air of a circus…with hundreds of VIP tour buses driving up to empty their loads on the beach sand…not to mention the photographers."