Eugene Cernan (American, 1934-2017)
The Moon, the flag, the Earth, EVA 3, Apollo 17, December 1972. Vintage chromogenic print on resin-coated Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (24.3 x 19.2 cm), unmatted.
Condition: Color has shifted.

N.B. 'Since the Moon always keeps the same face to the Earth, the blue planet always hangs in one place in the lunar sky at any given location on the Moon. Some astronauts reported that they could see the planet's rotation over time' (Reynolds, p. 207). 'Looking back at the Earth is your identity with reality,' said Cernan. 'It's home. . . I wonder what it would have been like to walk on the Moon and not have the Earth in the sky' (quoted in Chaikin, Voices, p. 99). The NASA negative number is AS17-134-20466.
Estimate $600-800


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