Title from caption on object: “Takes Walk in Space”
March 18, 1965
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gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 15.8 × 21.4 cm (6 1/4 × 8 7/16 in.) sheet: 17.7 × 23 cm (6 15/16 × 9 1/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon
Accession Number
2018.177.542
Art Historical Context
Behold the historic gelatin silver print titled *“Takes Walk in Space* by Alexei Leonov, dated March 18, 1965. This captivating photograph, measuring 15.8 × 21.4 cm, captures a pivotal moment in human exploration: Leonov, a Soviet cosmonaut, the first person to perform an extravehicular activity—or spacewalk—during the Voskhod 2 mission. The image, with its crisp black-and-white tones characteristic of the gelatin silver process, freezes Leonov tethered outside his spacecraft, floating weightlessly against the void of space. This artwork holds immense historical significance as a firsthand do...