[APOLLO 11]. PAUL CALLE. PEN AND INK SKETCH OF NEIL ARMSTRONG SUITING UP BEFORE LAUNCH, SIGNED AND DATED

PAUL CALLE

ARMSTRONG SUITING UP ON MORNING OF APOLLO 11 LAUNCH, 16 JULY 1969

Pen-and-ink on paper, 9 by 12 inches, SIGNED lower left ("Paul Calle") and dated "July 16, 1969."

An original sketch by Calle of Neil Armstrong suiting up before the launch of the Apollo 11 mission. On July 16, 1969, Paul Calle was with the Apollo 11 astronauts as they had breakfast and prepared for their historic expedition to the moon. He was the only artist to document the activities of Armstrong, Collins, and Aldrin as they suited up for their mission. His on the spot pen-and-ink sketches stand as an artistic impression of three men destined to make history for all mankind.

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Ex Paul Calle Collection