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Lunar Globe

1969
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.
Throughout the 1960s, publishers used photographs of the moon captured by Soviet and American missions as the basis for new lunar globes. This American globe is based on NASA photographs, published in 1969 shortly before the launch of Apollo 11.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Lunar Globe
  • Maker: Rand McNally
  • Date: 1969
  • Medium: Offset lithography on board with metal half-meridian ring and wood stand
  • Dimensions: 14 1/2 × 12 × 12 in. (36.8 × 30.5 × 30.5 cm)
  • Classification: Miscellaneous
  • Credit Line: Private collection
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs