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Photography by Edward C. Robison III
Lunar Rendezvous—Circle of Flowers
Inspired by a photograph of Earth captured from the Apollo 11 Moon landing on July 20, 1969, Alma Thomas painted Lunar Rendezvous by imagining what her favorite garden would look like from space. The mosaic-like rings of color radiate outward, evoking the energetic excitement that followed the historic event. The painting prompts us to see the wonder in the cosmic vastness of space, as well as the familiar beauty of our natural environment.
ArtistAlma Thomas(1891-1978)
Date1969
MediumAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions52 x 49 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.
Signedl.r.: A W Thomas '69
verso, u.r.: Alma W. Thomas / 1530 15th St. N.W. / Washington DC
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2015.2
ClassificationPainting
Provenanceto Delilah Williams Pierce [1904-1992], Washington, D.C.; by descent to Mediel W. Spence (her daughter), Washington, DC, 1992; by descent to Wanda Spence McDow (her daughter), Washington, D.C.; purchased by (Pensler Fine Art, Washington, D.C.); (Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2015
On ViewNo
This artwork's face covers about 2.4× the area of a standard movie poster.Drawn to the same scale.
