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A Saturn V rocket's blazing trajectory flanks images of the orbiting Apollo 9 capsule, launched earlier that year, and the view from space of the earth and moon. The Moon and Earth rising in the sky are based on photographs taken on board the Apollo 9 flight.  The image of the beautiful and fragile Earth visible from space changed our concept of the planet on which we live, emphasising its unity and vulnerability.\r\n\r\nThis textile, 'Lunar Rocket', was designed in anticipation of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. As the design had not yet gone into full production a sample was displayed in the manufacturer's London showroom on the morning of the Moonwalk.  Stock arrived as Apollo 12 astronauts returned from man's second journey to the Moon. Available in one colourway only, it far exceeded the usual scope of furnishing fabrics, becoming a piece of art in its own right.","physicalDescription":"Furnishing fabric of screen-printed cotton. 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Warner & Sons produced this fabric to celebrate that mission's achievement.","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"Spacecraft","id":"AAT212528"},{"text":"moon","id":"x30118"},{"text":"planet earth","id":"x30081"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"Lunar Rocket\r\nScreen-printed cotton furnishing fabric\r\nDesigned by Eddie Squires for Warner and Sons Ltd\r\nBritish, 1970\r\n\r\nThis dramatic print conveys the excitement of the successful Moon landing on July 20,1969.  In the full width a Saturn V rocket's blazing trajectory flanks images of the orbiting Apollo 9 capsule and the view from space of the Earth and Moon. The Moon and Earth rising in the sky are based on photographs taken on board the Apollo 9 flight.  The American Pop artists Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg used similar reproductions of press images recording current events in their screen-prints.  The image of the beautiful and fragile Earth visible from space changed our concept of the planet on which we live, emphasising its unity and vulnerability.\r\n\r\nStimulated by the fantastic developments in extra-terrestrial science, Eddie Squires kept track of every step of the Space Race.  Newspaper cuttings show his interest in the engineering of sleek, aerodynamic rockets which eventually modified the design of domestic objects as varied as cars and frying pans.\r\n\r\nLunar Rocket, which achieved cult status, was stocked in one colourway only and is an example of Eddie's work which far exceeds the usual scope of furnishing fabrics, becoming a piece of art in its own right. He wrote about the wide-ranging influences on his work, showing that he was motivated by a concern for more than just commercial viability: \"Most designers in any specialised field are responsive and…involved with all other aspects of design, painting, photography, drawing, architecture, graphics, and the audible as well as the visual arts… I believe it is incredibly important to have reactions to museums, galleries, music, the Seasons, people and the arts, and life in all its facets, rather than to be overtly influenced by competitors or stringent sales analysis.\" From Ambient Influences on Design, 1979.\r\n\r\nThis fabric was designed in anticipation of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. As the design had not yet gone into full production a sample was displayed in the manufacturer's London showroom on the morning of the Moonwalk.  Stock arrived as Apollo 12 astronauts returned from man's second journey to the Moon.  \r\n\r\nThere are examples of this textile in the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, New York and the Montreal Museum.\r\n\r\nCIRC. 45-1970","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null}}],"partNumbers":["CIRC.45A-1970"],"accessionNumberNum":"45","accessionNumberPrefix":"CIRC","accessionYear":1970,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-07-30","recordCreationDate":"2008-08-14","availableToBook":true}}