Alexei Leonov
Sunrise Sketch
1965
Pencil drawing on paper
status:
A coloured pencil drawing on paper of a small yet remarkable view of a sunrise. It is the first artwork created in outer space.
The first artwork created in space, a small yet remarkable view of a sunrise drawn as Alexei Leonov was hurtled around Earth on board a tiny Voskhod 2 spacecraft, is to leave Russia for the first time.
Leonov was awarded a Hero of the Soviet Union distinction after becoming the first person to walk in space in 1965. On the same mission, Leonov, an enthusiastic and talented artist, drew the view of the sunrise. Given his circumstances, it was astonishing.
Technical information
artist
Alexei Leonov
title
Sunrise Sketch
date
1965
medium
Pencil drawing on paper
dimensions
genre
Drawing
IAAA art style
cosmic expressionism
this work is part of the following collection
none
artwork COSPAR id
Launch
Space
Return
launch date
18 Mar 1965
launch mission
Voskhod 11A57
launch provider
Roskosmos
return date
19 March 1965
return vehicle
Voshkod 2
return location
Russia
launch location
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
host vehicle
Voshkod 2
return vehicle COSPAR id
1965-022A
launching state
location
Russian Federation
LEO
host vehicle COSPAR id
1965-022A
status
Returned
launch vehicle COSPAR id
1965-022A
partners
Collection
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