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A signed, limited-edition print created by artist Charles Wilp to celebrate ESOC's 25th anniversary, 5 October 1992. The print was autographed by many of those working at ESOC at the time.
Charles Paul Wilp (15 September 1932, Berlin – 2 January 2005, Düsseldorf) was a German advertising designer, artist, photographer and short-movie editor. He was also a student of Man Ray in New York.
The intersection of space and art was a key theme of his work. In April 1995, he took part in an ESA-sponsored parabolic flight to experience microgravity, and throughout the 1990s, he created numerous works using spaceflight, space travel and space exploration as major thematic elements.
Charles Paul Wilp (Wikipedia).
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