• Black ink painting of an astronaut wearing an astronaut suit. The astronaut is obscured via use of ink to create a darker image.
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    Moon Walker 
    Mitchell Jamieson 
    Serigraph on paper     

    Chosen as the first artist for NASA’s Project Mercury, Mitchell Jamieson created works that evolved from enthusiastic images to darker ones that reflected the deep conflict he felt about American actions in Vietnam and Cambodia. Jamieson feared that NASA’s idealistic mission would be overtaken by military goals.

  • Black ink painting of an astronaut wearing an astronaut suit. The astronaut is obscured via use of ink to create a darker image.

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