Apollo 11 Crew Patch Newspaper Clipping, United States, 1970

Description (Brief):

Before computers, artists kept files of images that they used for ideas and visual information. This clipping of the Apollo II insignia, from Frank Gasparro's private collection, may have been his inspiration for the reverse of the Dwight D. Eisenhower and Susan B. Anthony dollars.

Date Made: ca 1970

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Art - Currency

Subject:

See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection, Coins, Currency and Medals, Art of Gasparro

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Credit Line: Christina Gasparro Hansen

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2009.0005.079Accession Number: 2009.0005Catalog Number: 2009.0005.079

Object Name: newspaper clipping

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: mat: 19.2 cm x 16.4 cm; 7 9/16 in x 6 7/16 inclipping: 10 cm x 10.5 cm; 3 15/16 in x 4 1/8 increw patch: 9 cm; x 3 9/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-37d8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1395642

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