Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Object Details

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

ART-Paintings

Medium

Painting, oil on board

Artist

Chesley Bonestell, American, 1888 - 1986

Physical Description

Our galaxy. A swirling white galaxy is seen in distant space from an unknown planet; the planet is grey-blue in color with black craggy hills and a mountan range on the horizon.

Dimensions

2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 59.7 x 109.2cm (23 1/2 x 43 in.)
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 47.3 x 96.5cm (18 5/8 in. x 38 in.)

Inventory Number

A19740199000

Credit Line

Gift of the Artist

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Restrictions & Rights

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