Neil Armstrong

Object Details

Artist

Louis S. Glanzman, 1922 - 2013

Sitter

Neil Alden Armstrong, 5 Aug 1930 - 25 Aug 2012

Exhibition Label

The Apollo 11 mission in July 1969—NASA’s first attempt to land men on the moon—was a unifying moment for America in a decade rife with social discord, racial violence, and antiwar protests. Time covered every facet of the nine-day mission, as noted by one correspondent, with “a deep, visceral understanding that here was history, and perhaps the act that may ultimately guarantee man’s survival.” Looking back, that was perhaps an overstatement, but there was no denying that it was a “once-in-a-lifetime emotion” for many who watched on television as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the lunar surface for the first time. For this special issue, Time selected one of its favorite artists, Louis Glanzman, who had made twenty-nine covers for the magazine. His painting depicting Armstrong on the moon carrying the American flag and a camera has been one of Time’s most popular covers ever.

Neil Armstrong 1930–2012

En julio de 1969, la misión Apolo 11, primer intento de la NASA de colocar un ser humano sobre la faz de la luna, fue un momento unificador para el pueblo estadounidense en una década plagada de desacuerdos sociales, violencia racial y protestas antibélicas. Time cubrió cada faceta de los nueve días que duró la misión con “el entendimiento profundo y visceral de que se estaba haciendo historia y quizá el gesto que a la postre garantizaría la supervivencia de la humanidad”, según comentó un corresponsal. Mirando atrás, quizá fue decir demasiado, pero es innegable que muchos sintieron “una emoción única en la vida” al ver por televisión a Neil Armstrong y Buzz Aldrin caminar sobre la superficie lunar por primera vez. Para esta edición especial, Time seleccionó a uno de sus artistas favoritos, Louis Glanzman, quien ya había hecho veintinueve portadas. Su pintura de Armstrong en la luna sosteniendo la bandera de Estados Unidos y una cámara ha sido una de las portadas más populares en la historia de la revista.

Louis S. Glanzman (1922–2013)

Acrílico y caseína sobre masonita, 1969

Portada de Time, 25 de julio de 1969

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine

1969

Object number

NPG.78.TC844

Restrictions & Rights

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Copyright

© Louis S. Glanzman

Type

Painting

Medium

Acrylic and casein on Masonite

Dimensions

Sight: 76.8 x 56.5cm (30 1/4 x 22 1/4")

Frame: 83.8 x 64.1 x 3.8cm (33 x 25 1/4 x 1 1/2")

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Topic

Exterior

Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\United States

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Portrait

Record ID

npg_NPG.78.TC844

Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)

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GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm40b7e3b53-ba52-40d8-b482-5db0902dfd0d