Color limited edition 35 x 25 print of a painting by artist George Bishop entitled ‘Mercury 7,’ showing the Mercury-Redstone rocket launching above images of the seven Mercury astronauts, a NASA logo, and the six mission insignias below each respective pilot, numbered 773/1500, signed along the bottom in pencil by Alan Shepard, Betty Grissom (wife of Gus Grissom), John Glenn, Deke Slayton, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, and Gordon Cooper. Rolled and in fine condition, with light creasing and edgewear. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. This famous print was published to inaugurate and finance the Mercury Seven Foundation, a nonprofit national scholarship fund founded by the Mercury astronauts.
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