Object Collection: Eyewitness to Space

[Dave Monroe]

On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:

> http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/collection.cfm?collid=1764&startrow=9&showrecords=all

"In March 1962, James Webb, Administrator of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, suggested that artists be enlisted to
document the historic effort to send the first human beings to the
moon. John Walker, director of the National Gallery of Art, was among
those who applauded the idea, urging that artists be encouraged "…not
only to record the physical appearance of the strange new world which
space technology is creating, but to edit, select and probe for the
inner meaning and emotional impact of events which may change the
destiny of our race."

http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.de/2012/06/space-age-art.html

Thanks again, Werner Presber!