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[Apollo 11] Buzz Aldrin’s gold-plated sun visor reflects the photographer and the LM Eagle. Neil Armstrong, 16–24 July 1969. Printed 1969. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper [NASA image AS11–40-5903]. 20.3×25.4 cm (8×10 in), numbered “NASA image AS11–40-5903” in blue in top margin, with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas). Literature: LIFE, 11 August 1969, cover; National Geographic, December 1969, cover; National Geographic, December 1969, ppg. 736–737; NEWSWEEK, 11 August 1969, cover; LOOK, August 1969, cover; LIFE, 8 August 1969, ppg. 26–27; TIME, 8 August 1969, pg. 23; Space: A History of Space Exploration in Photographs, Chaikin, pg. 95; Moon: Man’s Greatest Adventure, Thomas, ed., frontispiece; Apollo: Through the Eyes of the Astronauts, Jacobs, pg. 62; Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon, Reynolds, pg. 145; Images from Space, The Camera in Orbit, Arnold, pl. 17; Voices, Voices from the Moon: Apollo Astronauts Describe Their Lunar Experiences, Chaikin, pg. 179; Apollo Expeditions to the Moon (NASA SP-350), Cortright, ed., cover. The most famous image of a Man on the Moon, an iconic image which belongs to our collective visual memory. Neil Armstrong framed this amazing full-length portrait of Buzz Aldrin on the Moon, also known as the “Visor Shot”, with the 70mm Hasselblad 500EL Data Camera mounted on the Remote Control Unit of his chest. Buzz Aldrin was standing next to one of the landing pads of the LM Eagle. Aldrin’s shadow, his photographer Neil Armstrong, the LM Eagle, the US flag, the Solar Wind Collector and the Earth (top center of visor) are reflected in Buzz Aldrin’s gold-plated visor. “Nothing prepared me for the starkness of the Moon. The barren terrain was a dusty gray with many little craters in every direction. The sky was utter blackness, void of any stars. As I walked away from the Eagle Lunar Module, Neil said, ‘Hold it, Buzz.’ So I stopped and turned around, and then he took what has become known as the ‘Visor’ photo. I like this photo because it captures the moment of a solitary figure against the horizon of the Moon, along with a reflection in my helmet’s visor of our home away from home, the Eagle, and of Neil snapping the photo.” Buzz Aldrin (Jacobs, pg. 63). Condition Please notice: Additional illustrative material shown in connection with the photograph(s) offered for sale is not included in the lot. Handling crack in left margin, light edgewear, creasing to bottom right corner and very minor surface loss to bottom left corner of white margin, remnants of tape to verso, otherwise glossy print in excellent condition. Preview In Lyngby Auction Space, 15 November 2023 Category Photos ▸ Vintage photographs Selling 15 November at 6:36 pm Estimate 30,000–40,000 DKK
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