NASA Art Program
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The NASA Art Program was established in 1962 by the United States to commission artists, including Norman Rockwell and Robert Rauschenberg, for the purpose of recording history of space exploration through the eyes of artists. Using artist of different mediums and genres serves the purpose of educating different audiences about NASA and space exploration. The collection now includes 2,500 works by more than 350 artists.
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[edit] Noted works
- Norman Rockwell — "Astronaut Poised to Plant His Foot on the Moon
- Robert Rauschenberg — Hot Shot, a montage chronicling the flight of a space shuttle
- Annie Leibovitz — Photographer
- Terry Riley and the Kronos Quartet — Music Composition
- Laurie Anderson — Music performance artist, The End of the Moon (2004)
- Vincent Cavallaro — Painter, sculptor and abstract artist
[edit] Personnel
- Bertram Ulrich — Curator
- James Dean — Founding Director, NASA Art Program, 1962-1974
