Display Status
This object is on display in Destination Moon at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.
Object Details
Date
1964-1965
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
Restrictions & Rights
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