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Bust
Maker: Unknown
Date Made: n.a.
Country: Russia; Soviet Union
Materials: ceramic; paint
Measurements: 4 3/16 in x 3 in x 1 1/2 in; 10.668 cm x 7.62 cm x 3.81 cm
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet Air Forces pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space, achieving a major milestone in the Space Race; his capsule Vostok 1 completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961. Handpainted with water color. Hollow core. Engraved with cyrillic of his last name. Portrayed in his official ranking regalia.
Accession Number: 2020.004.019
Credit Line: Sydney Jacqueline Levine and Peter Louis Belsito
Collection/Series: Outer Space
On View: Yes