The Longest Step: Astronauts Grissom and Young Suiting Up
Object Details
- Astronaut
- John W. Young
- Technician
- Joseph Schmitt
- Artist
- Norman Rockwell
- Astronaut
- Virgil (Gus) I. Grissom
- Physical Description
- Astronauts Young and Grissom suiting up. Gemini astronauts, Virgil I. Grissom and John Young are being dressed by two techinicians in preparation for their space mission prior to the first manned Gemini orbital flight.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Artist
- 1964-1965
- Inventory Number
- A19740129000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- ART-Paintings
- Medium
- Painting, oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 85.7 x 139.7 x 1.3cm (33 3/4 in. x 55 in. x 1/2 in.)
- 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 83.8 x 133cm (33 in. x 52 3/8 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- Destination Moon
- Title
- Longest Step, Norman Rockwell
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19740129000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv906b8ebb5-b75b-4af4-987c-9263c2c69dc5
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