Large original sketch by Mort Kunstler, depicting a Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) test firing at NASA's Stennis Space Center, accomplished in graphite on an off-white 19 x 22.5 sheet of onion paper, signed in the lower left corner, “M. Kunstler.” Rolled and in fine condition, with a trimmed lower right corner, and light creases and edgewear.
A native New Yorker, Kunstler has long been considered one of America's premier historical artists. In a career spanning more than fifty years, Kunstler has earned widespread acclaim for his accurate depictions of historical figures and events—from the Civil War to the Apollo 11 moon landing. In addition to being published in numerous magazines, among them The Saturday Evening Post, Reader's Digest, and Newsweek, Kunstler has also created advertisements for corporations like General Electric, Exxon, and US Steel. In 1981, NASA made him their official artist for the new space shuttle Columbia, during which time he illustrated its manufacture, launching, and landing.
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