Our objective is to complete this mission and return safely!"" – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Our objective is to complete this mission and return safely!"" comes to life in this historic drawing, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Our objective is to complete this mission and return safely!""
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Its caption, "Our objective is to complete this mission and return safely!", gives this drawing a light, joking tone that sets it apart from the more solemn space art of the period. Drawn in India ink over pencil with blue pencil accents, it pairs the language of a space flight with the trappings of a vacation, which suggests a humorous take on the era's space program. The record dates it to May 28, 1969, just two days after Apollo 10 splashed down on May 26, a dress rehearsal for the first Moon landing that July.
| Medium | 1 drawing : India ink over pencil, with blue pencil on white heavy drawing stock ; 39.1 x 34.8 cm. (sheet) |
|---|---|
| Genre | N.J.) |
| Notes | 1969 May 28 [publication date] |
| Subjects | Space flight--1960-1970. Vacations--1960-1970. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,369 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156065 |
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