2001: Building for Space Travel

[Dave Monroe]

Well, just catching up on an entire weekend here, but
I figured I'd mention the "2001: Building for Space
Travel" exhbition at the Art Institute of Chicago
(through October 21st), includes, among much else,
photographs and "renderings" from/of our old
favorites, Die Frau im Mond, Wernher von Braun, the
Vergeltungswaffe Zwei and Test Stand VII at
Peenemunde.  See ...

http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/space.html

The catalogue's worth picking up as well ...

Zukowsky, John, ed.  2001: Building for Space Travel.
   New York: Harry N. Abrmas, 2001.

http://www.artic.edu/aic/books/subspace.html

All sorts of useful information, interesting essays on
"Lunar Voyages in Literature and Film," "From
Astronomy to Astronautics at World's Fairs and Theme
Parks," "Training the New Soviet Person," "A Political
History of the Dyna-Soar," "Corporate Identity and
Space Imagery," "Gravity, Space and Architecture" and
so forth.  If yr in the area ...



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