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Topic: Alan Bean's "Reaching for the Stars" art canvas
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Aztecdoug
Member Posts: 1405
From: Huntington Beach
Registered: Feb 2000
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posted 05-23-2014 10:03 AM
   
I saw a blurb that Alan Bean's "Reaching for the Stars" limited edition canvas is on sale this weekend from the Greenwich Workshop. It is 25% off of list. Fair enough. The print on the webpage indicates that 24 people have signed it. Okay.Scrolling down the webpage they show pictures of all of the astronauts signing the piece. They include a portrait of Gene Cernan, with an inset of Buzz Aldrin signing it, but then they show Gene Cernan's signature on the print right above Apollo 17. When I bought my copy, Gene Cernan was not on the print. I guess he added his signature at some point? While not the most attractive piece, I think while Buzz Aldrin is now charging $600 to sign something it is becoming a sleeper piece. |
lspooz
Member Posts: 384
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Aug 2012
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posted 05-23-2014 10:26 AM
Odd point — on the Greenwich website the small image of the entire print does NOT show Capt. Cernan's signature, and in the list of signers he is included with a shot of him signing the piece!Further, there's no mention of Gen. Stafford, who did sign and whose signature is seen in the print image. Could be a problem for the gallery, presumably someone not familiar with the astronauts. I just sent a brief note to them. A lot of collectors have had signatures added to their Reaching for the Stars, just personal preference. |
Aztecdoug
Member Posts: 1405
From: Huntington Beach
Registered: Feb 2000
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posted 06-11-2014 04:59 PM
For fun I went back to the link for this sale. The sale is over, but the image of Gene Cernan and his signature on the print have vanished too... interesting. |
lspooz
Member Posts: 384
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Aug 2012
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posted 06-11-2014 09:48 PM
They simply corrected the listing (originally derived from the Reaching for the Stars in their office, according to their email reply, which had apparently had Cernan's autograph added at a later date — and I guess they had overlooked Gen. Stafford). | |
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