Moon Shot
Date1969
Artist
Lowell Nesbitt
(American painter, 1933–1993)
MediumColor lithograph on black paper
Dimensionssheet: 22 × 29 1/2 in. (55.9 × 74.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Reese and Marilyn Palley, 1991
Object number1991-129.3
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextBuzz Aldrin's footprint left a permanent impression on the windless surface of the Moon. Nesbitt's lithographic print, sensitive to light and humidity, is far more vulnerable here on Earth.