Alan Bean IN FLIGHT A/P NASA art print RARE !! GOLF Start Price USD 1,295.00 Current Price USD 1,295.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, November 09, 2008 End Time Tuesday, December 09, 2008 Location MA See more about 'Alan Bean IN FLIGHT A/P NASA art print RARE !! GOLF' Description   IN FLIGHT A/P   (SOLD OUT FROM THE PUBLISHER) IN FLIGHT, LIMITED EDITION PRINT   A most famous autographed print by Alan Bean. This 1992 print broke new ground both artistically and commercially. Recalling one of the highlights of the Apollo era, Alan Shepard's famous Apollo 14 lunar golf shot. Seen from the viewpoint of the ball, which traveled "Miles and miles and miles" This was the first Alan Bean print to be co-signed by the crew of the mission shown: The late Alan Shepard, Ed Mitchell and the late Stuart Roosa, ONE-FOURTH of the men who walked on the Moon. Published by Greenwich Workshop, Inc.     by: Alan Bean Image size: 22.75"w x 23.75"h (unframed) Published in 1992. Edition Size: 150 This is print A/P #121 EXTREMELY RARE PRINT AND RARELY AVAILABLE FOR SALE!! ONCE IT'S GONE....IT'S GONE !! DON'T MISS IT!! This is an outstanding multi-signature print by Alan Bean's publisher, Greenwich Workshop, Inc. THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL PRINT!! THIS PRINT IS ACTUALLY AN INCREDIBLE SIGNED HISTORICAL DOCUMENT OF SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE!!! This UNFRAMED/NEVER FRAMED print is hand signed and numbered by the artist and astronaut signees (TWO DECEASED MOONWALKERS) and GUARANTEED to arrive in MINT condition. Alan Bean is one of the most popular artists in the country. We are offering this print in MINT condition, in the original FOLIO, never framed or hung, with the original certificate of authenticity. DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BID AND SAVE $$$. Good Luck! We will gladly ship it to you fully insured UPS for FREE in the contiguous US. PayPal, Personal Checks and Money Orders welcomed. GUARANTEED ALL ORIGINAL HAND SIGNATURES   THE SIGNEES:   Alan Bean, (Apollo 12) Alan Shepard, (deceased), (Apollo 14) Stuart Roosa, (deceased), (Apollo 14) Edgar Mitchell,  (Apollo 14) ARTIST BIO: Alan Bean      Alan Bean'Apollo XII astronaut, commander of Skylab II and artist'was born in 1932 in Wheeler, Texas. In 1950 he was selected for an NROTC scholarship at the University of Texas at Austin. In 1955, he was commissioned an ensign in the United States Navy. Holder of eleven world records in space and astronautics, as well as numerous national and international honors, Alan Bean has had a most distinguished peacetime career. His awards include two NASA Distinguished Service Medals, the Yuri Gagarin Gold Medal and the Robert J. Collier Trophy. As part of the Apollo XII crew, he became the fourth of only twelve men ever to walk on the Moon. As the spacecraft commander of Skylab Mission II, he set a world record: 24,400,000 miles traveled during the 59-day flight. He has also launched himself successfully into a new career as an artist. When he wasn't flying, Bean always enjoyed painting as a hobby. Attending night classes at St. Mary's College in Maryland in 1962, Alan experimented with landscapes. During training and between missions as a test pilot and astronaut, he continued private art lessons. On space voyages, his artist's eye and talent enabled him to document impressions of the Moon and space to be preserved lat er on canvas. His art reflects the attention to detail of the aeronautical engineer, the respect for the unknown of the astronaut and the unabashed appreciation of a skilled painter. The space program has seen unprecedented achievements and Bean realized that most of those who participated actively in this adventure would be gone in forty years. He knew that if any credible artistic impressions were to remain for future generations, he must paint them now. 'My decision to resign from NASA in 1981 was based on the fact that I am fortunate enough to have seen sights no other artist ever has,' Bean said, 'and I hope to communicate these experiences through art.' IN FLIGHT A/P   As Apollo XIV astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell were winding up their second moonwalk, Al turned toward the television camera.  "Houston," he said, "you might recognize what I have in my right hand as the handle for the Contingency Return Sample.  It just so happens to have a genuine six-iron attached to the end.  In my left hand, I have two little white pellets that are familiar to millions of Americans."  He then dropped one ball to the moon's surface. Al faced the ball and started a modified backswing.  The Apollo space suit made smooth arm and hand motion impossible , and Al just topped the ball.  It rolled into a small crater a few yards away.  Ed Mitchell  observed, "Hey, you got more dirt than ball that time." As the whole world watched on television, Al dropped the second ball.  "Well here we go again," he said, and took his best swing.  Dirt and dust flew, the ball disappeared, and Al exclaimed, "Miles and miles and miles!" AUTHORIZED GREENWICH WORKSHOP DEALER CONSERVATION DESIGN, INC 14 VALLEY ST.DUXBURY, MA  02332 781-585-9871 aprintjock@comcast.net Place a Bid!