Space Colony
A lush green living module supports 10,000 inhabitants in this Soviet-era work by Sokolov. Spacecraft transport residents to and from their home in space.
Display Status
This object is on display in Futures In Space at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.
Object Details
Type
ART-Paintings
Medium
Painting, acrylic on artist's board
Artist
Andrey Sokolov
Physical Description
A space station composed of 6 large balls set in a framework orbits the earth
Dimensions
2-D - In Frame (H x W x D) (Reframed): 59.4 × 47.3 × 3.8cm, 3.2kg (1 ft. 11 3/8 in. × 1 ft. 6 5/8 in. × 1 1/2 in., 7lb.)
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 43.2 × 30.5cm (1 ft. 5 in. × 1 ft.)
Inventory Number
A19990133000
Credit Line
Gift of Pip and Frederick C. Durant, III
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
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