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Topic: 'We Should Go To The Moon' signed poster
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spacehiker
Member Posts: 392
From: London, UK
Registered: Aug 2009
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posted 01-24-2020 03:24 PM
   
Does anyone have information on the poster pictured below? It apparently dates from around 2003/4 and has 12 signatures on it including Bill Anders, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong. I've never seen one before. I am presuming the signatures are pre-printed?  |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 43125
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-24-2020 04:14 PM
Heritage auctioned a copy of this lithograph, originally from Buzz Aldrin's collection, in November 2016 for $49. The description read: A 25" x 25.5" color print from 2001 bears facsimile signatures of twelve astronauts at the bottom, including Aldrin. The original oil painting was commissioned by Rolls Royce and donated the Smithsonian. At its unveiling at an Apollo astronaut gathering, these astronauts signed the original and gave [artist Rick] Herter permission to reproduce it with their signatures. The lithographs were given out at the 2002 Reno Air Races, which hosted an Apollo astronaut reunion (the event had originally been scheduled for September 2001, but was postponed in the wake of the 9-11 terrorist attacks). I had heard a different story behind the facsimile signatures. Instead of the original painting being signed, each of the astronauts were asked to sign a blank card and then the signatures were arranged to create the print. Either way, the signatures on the lithographs are reproduced. | |
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