For more than half a century, Robert McCall's artwork has been synonymous with space exploration.
A number of his paintings, a sample that depicts both real and imagined events on Earth and in space, are currently on display at The University of Arizona Museum of Art.
UAMA, Biosphere 2 and the Sustainability of semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas, or SAHRA, in the UA's hydrology and water resources department, collaborated with McCall to make the posters available.
Some show what McCall envisions Arizona to look like in the future while others depict settlements in space, including what an outpost might look like if one were to be built on Mars.
The posters, approximately 2 feet high by 3 feet wide, cost $20 each, or $100 for all six, and are on sale at the museum, Biosphere 2 and the University's Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium. Numerous other locations in Tucson also might begin selling the posters in the future, said Gary Woodard, associate director of the hydrology and water resources department.
"SAHRA's Knowledge Transfer team has been helping Biosphere 2 with outreach and has the capability to design, produce and market the posters," Woodard said. "The artist was excited to help spread his vision of the future. And of course, the Phoenix lander mission created the intense interest in Mars."
posted 05-29-2008 11:18 PM
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