Painting, Acrylic and Ink on Paper

Descent of 'Casper' as Seen on Live Television, 27 April 1972. A page from a spiral-bound sketchbook. Three elements against a black and dark blue panel detail the decent of Casper, the Apollo 16 command module. The center is a TV screen showing the command module hanging from three parachutes against a blue green sky. To the right and left are graphs with plotted white dotted lines and labeled with "AS-511." Text in the lower left corner beneath the artist's name reads: Apollo 16 - 27 April 72 -14:42 "Casper" descends through cloudless blue skies as seen on live TV at the Goddard Spaceflight center…Graphic display tracked the spacecraft during re-entry and splashdown.