Paul Calle
(1928-2010)
"Neil Armstrong," 1976
Offset lithograph on paper
Edition: 416/1000
Signed in pencil by both the astronaut and the artist: Neil Armstrong / Paul Calle; and with the original printed justification/information sheet insert and embossed and printed paper folder; National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, pub.
Sheet: 29.125" H x 19.125" W
Other Notes: This limited edition print was produced by the National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. for the Charles A. Lindbergh Foundation and is a reproduction of artist Paul Calle's pencil portrait of astronaut Neil Armstrong the morning of the Apollo 11 launch on July 16, 1969. Paul Calle was selected as one of NASA's official artists and documented many aspects of the American space program, including Project Gemini and postage stamps commemorating the first manned moon landing. Neil Armstrong began his space career as a test pilot for NASA's Flight Research Center in California, before becoming an astronaut in 1962. Armstrong would become the first human to walk on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.

Overall good condition. With full margins. A 2" soft crease in the lower right margin corner and a 1" crease at the top left margin corner, neither of which affect the image. The original printed paper folder with soft creases at the outermost corners, corresponding with the soft creases to the inner sheet as already described. The sheet is loose, not matted.

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