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This object is on display in Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall

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    Robert McCall Vision Universe

    Object Details

    Key Accomplishment(s)

    Our Place in the Cosmos

    Brief Description

    Artist Robert McCall created this mural for the opening of this Museum in 1976. Celebrating the recent landing of humans on the Moon, it suggests the first steps toward an exploration of the vast reaches of space.

    Country of Origin

    United States of America

    Type

    ART-Paintings

    Medium

    Painting, Mural, acrylic on muslin

    Artist

    Robert T. McCall

    Physical Description

    The space mural-a cosmic view, 1976; depiction of birth of universe; planets Saturn and Mars and asteroids; figure of an American astronaut on surface of Moon with lunar module and second astronaut in background; orbiting command and service module; vertical section depicts rising sun, galaxies and the Milky Way.

    Dimensions

    2-D - Unframed (H x W) (Mural): 1783.1 x 2286cm (58 ft. 6 in. x 75 ft.)

    Alternate Name

    A Cosmic View Mural (Robert McCall)

    Inventory Number

    A19780171000

    Credit Line

    Museum purchase

    Data Source

    National Air and Space Museum

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