Object Details
Designer
Jack Edwards, American
Engraver
Southern Screen Engravings, American
Printer
Pageland Screen Printers, American
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Length of cotton printed in commemoration of the United States moon landing on July 20, 1969. Two astronauts (Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin) on the moon surface with the lunar module; earth, other planets and stars on deep blue ground behind.
Credit Line
Gift of Shapiro & Son Bedspread Corp.
Date
1970
Accession Number
1970-27-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Object Name
Textile
Type
Textile
Medium
Medium: cotton Technique: screen printed on plain weave
Dimensions
H x W: 284.5 × 113 cm (9 ft. 4 in. × 44 1/2 in.)
Repeat H: 54.9 cm (21 5/8 in.)
made in
USA
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1970-27-1