- Paul Van Hoeydonck
Paul Van Hoeydonck (born 1925) was a Belgian printmaker and painter, he studied both
archeology and art history inAntwerp, Belgium . His first one man exhibition took place in that city in 1952. During the following years van Hoeydonck both lived and worked in Belgium and in the United States. His art is now included in the collections of leading museums in Europe and America.He also created "Fallen Astronaut ", an aluminium statue about 8.5 cm long that is the only piece of art on theMoon .The Apollo 15 crew had agreed with Van Hoeydonck that no replicas of "
Fallen Astronaut " were to be made. After mentioning the statuette during their post-flight press conference, theNational Air and Space Museum contacted the crew asking for a replica made for the museum. The crew agreed under the condition that it was to be displayed with good taste and without publicity.Van Hoeydonck was contacted to make the replicas.
External links
* [http://www.art-gallery.be/en/artist/VAN+HOEYDONCK+Paul See some works of Paul Van Hoeydonck]
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