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Conquest of the Moon, 1984  
Enamel paint on masonite  

William L. Hawkins 
American, 1895-1990 

  
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
T. Marshall Hahn, Jr. Collection, 1996.27 
 
This work considered on of William Hawkins's 
finest paintings, depicts an African American 
astronaut planting the United States flag on the 
moon.  the scene is set against th black sky, and 
the astronaut is framed by an explosion behind him. 
 
 
 
 
 
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