Art Collection
The Earth and Space Foundation has a collection of original paintings depicting pivotal moments in the history of Solar System expeditionary achievement. These paintings represent the way in which the same spirit that drives us to understand the Earth's environment will one day drive us on extraterrestrial frontiers. The parallels between past epochs of Earth exploration and future space exploration are obvious to the viewer. Several of the paintings portray future achievements which the Earth and Space Foundation will award through its Mars and Lunar Exploration Awards. The Foundation has established awards for the first teams to reach the Martian North and South poles, scale Mount Olympus, descend into Valles Marineris, and circumnavigate the Moon. These paintings are donated by Foundation benefactors and friends (no Foundation funds are used to buy paintings). If you are an artist interesting in donating works to this collection please contact us. Exploration Gallery Click on the thumbnails of the paintings below to view enlarged versions with captions and artist information. Martian Polar Base Michael Carroll   Polar Climb Michael Carroll Hard Science Pat Rawlings   The Ascent of Olympus Marilynn Flynn  Farewell! Departure for the Pole! David A. Hardy   Expedition Marineris Descent into the Canyon Andrew Cameron Stewart New Opportunities Michael Carroll   Hot Discovery Michael Carroll L'aventure, C'est L'aventure! Marcel Ildis First Overwintering Marilyn Flynn   Polar Flag Charles Cockell The Pole within Reach Charles Cockell Circumnavigation of the Moon I - Departure From Base Andrew Cameron Stewart   Circumnavigation of the Moon II - An Expedition Challenge Andrew Cameron Stewart Circumnavigation of the Moon III - Triumphant Return Andrew Cameron Stewart
All images in the foundation's collection are copyright to the artists or the Foundation. Reproduction of these images is not allowed without permission (in some cases permission for reproduction can be obtained directly from the artists who maintain reproduction copyright). These images are low resolution versions of the originals.
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