Painting Apollo - Signed Copy

Through a brilliant display of color and craftsmanship, Alan Bean shares his uniques artistic viewpoint to capture humankind's adventures in space. Alan Bean: Painting Apollo features 120 of Alan Bean's luminous paintings dramatically paired with quotes from some of the most brilliant and adventurous minds throughout history. Apollo flight manager extraordinaire Gene Kranz recalls the historical drama of the era from his eyewitness prespective on the ground; and legendary art critic Donald Kuspit places the work in the context of contemporary art and landscape painting. Released to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Alan Bean: Painting Apollo is a one-of-a-kind study of humanity's near spiritual drive to explore the limits of our imagination and technical capabilities.  Hardcover; 224 pages; Over 120 full color paintings throughout

Museum Provenance

The Apollo to the Moon Gallery at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum contains hundreds of artifacts from the Apollo missions.