Object Details
- Artist
- Robert T. McCall
- Physical Description
- The space mural-a cosmic view, 1976; depiction of birth of universe; planets Saturn and Mars and asteroids; figure of an American astronaut on surface of Moon with lunar module and second astronaut in background; orbiting command and service module; vertical section depicts rising sun, galaxies and the Milky Way.
- Alternate Name
- A Cosmic View Mural (Robert McCall)
- Key Accomplishment(s)
- Our Place in the Cosmos
- Impact or Innovation
- This mural represents the optimistic imagination of space exploration.
- Brief Description
- Artist Robert McCall created this mural for the opening of this Museum in 1976. Celebrating the recent landing of humans on the Moon, it suggests the first steps toward an exploration of the vast reaches of space.
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase
- Inventory Number
- A19780171000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- ART-Paintings
- Medium
- Painting, Mural, acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
- 2-D - Unframed (H x W) (Mural): 1783.1 x 2286cm (58 ft. 6 in. x 75 ft.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19780171000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv923d9a946-4730-4918-bbb5-d1d566f2c977
