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Lot #423
Chesley Bonestell Signed Printed Poem - 'The Explorers'

Estimate: $800+

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American painter, designer, and illustrator (1888-1986), considered to be the ‘father of space art,’ whose work was influential in science fiction artwork and cinema. Attractive 8 x 11 print of the poem ‘The Explorers’ by Adrienne Rich with a border design by Chesley Bonestell, who has signed in the lower left in pencil. Rich’s poem begins, in part: “Beside the Mare Crisium, that sea / Where water never was. sit down with me / And let us talk of Earth, where long ago / We drank the air and saw the rivers flow.” Nicely double-matted and framed to an overall size of 15.5 x 18.5. In fine condition.

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