Limited edition original painting of the Friendship 7, Aurora 7, and Sigma 7 mission emblems by Cece Bibby, accomplished in acrylic on a 17.25 x 13.5 artist's canvas, numbered 6/15, signed in the lower right in silver ink, "Cece Bibby, 2002." Matted with a plaque and two satin-finish 8.5 x 7.5 photos, one of Bibby next to Mercury astronaut John Glenn and his Friendship 7 capsule, which is signed and inscribed in silver ink, "To Roy Gutzke: My artwork went out of this world-Cece Bibby, Mercury Artist," and another of Bibby painting the insignia on Scott Carpenter's Aurora 7 spacecraft, signed in black felt tip, "Cece Bibby, Mercury Artist." Framed together to an overall size of 25.25 x 31.75. In overall very fine condition.
In 1959, Bibby was hired by Chrysler Aerospace and soon began work as a contract artist for NASA, her workspace located just across the street from the astronaut office. Not a fan of the stencil designs on the Freedom 7 and Liberty Bell 7, John Glenn recruited Bibby in 1962 to design and paint by hand the emblem for his Friendship 7 spacecraft. In addition to Glenn, Bibby went on to create the designs for Scott Carpenter's Aurora 7 and Wally Schirra's Sigma 7 capsules, subsequently becoming the first and only woman to ascend the Mercury launch gantry and go inside the 'white room' that surrounded the vehicle.
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