Display Status

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

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, Fragments, acrylic on muslin

Artist

Robert T. McCall

Physical Description

Edges cut from the space mural, "A Cosmic View, 1976" for installation in 2024. Originally component number A19780171000.008.

Dimensions

See dimension elements for individual offcut measurements.

Alternate Name

A Cosmic View Mural (Robert McCall)

Inventory Number

A19780171001

Credit Line

Museum purchase

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Restrictions & Rights

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