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This object is on display in Destination Moon at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Destination Moon

Object Details

Date

1965

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

ART-Paintings

Medium

Painting, oil on canvas

Astronaut

John W. Young
Virgil (Gus) I. Grissom

Technician

Joseph Schmitt

Artist

Norman Rockwell

Physical Description

Astronauts Young and Grissom suiting up. Gemini astronauts, Virgil I. Grissom and John Young are being dressed by two techinicians in preparation for their space mission prior to the first manned Gemini orbital flight.

Dimensions

2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 85.7 x 139.7 x 1.3cm (33 3/4 in. x 55 in. x 1/2 in.)
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 83.8 x 133cm (33 in. x 52 3/8 in.)

Inventory Number

A19740129000

Credit Line

Gift of the Artist

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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