(Film Screening) Chelsey Bonestell: A Brush with the Future
Start Date
16-12-2020 11:45 AM
End Date
16-12-2020 1:20 PM
Description
What do the Chrysler Building, the Golden Gate Bridge, the film "Destination Moon" and America's space program all have in common? They were each touched by the creative vision of a forgotten artist named Chesley Bonestell (1888-1986). It can be said that Chesley helped get us to the moon not with technology, but with a paintbrush. His mesmerizing depiction of "Saturn As Seen From Titan" became known as "the painting that launched a thousand careers." Told by the people who were influenced by or knew Chesley personally, and punctuated with rare interview footage of Chesley himself, this feature documentary chronicles the extraordinary, nine-decade life of a quiet, artistic visionary, whose beautiful space art continue to inspire us to reach for the stars. Produced by Douglas M. Stewart, Jr.; co-produced by Ron Millier and Melvin Schuetz. 2018, 1 hr 36 min.
Recommended Citation
Stewart, Douglas M. Jr., "(Film Screening) Chelsey Bonestell: A Brush with the Future" (2020). Society for Social and Conceptual Issues in Astrobiology (SSoCIA) Conference. 30.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/ssocia/2020/schedule/30
(Film Screening) Chelsey Bonestell: A Brush with the Future
What do the Chrysler Building, the Golden Gate Bridge, the film "Destination Moon" and America's space program all have in common? They were each touched by the creative vision of a forgotten artist named Chesley Bonestell (1888-1986). It can be said that Chesley helped get us to the moon not with technology, but with a paintbrush. His mesmerizing depiction of "Saturn As Seen From Titan" became known as "the painting that launched a thousand careers." Told by the people who were influenced by or knew Chesley personally, and punctuated with rare interview footage of Chesley himself, this feature documentary chronicles the extraordinary, nine-decade life of a quiet, artistic visionary, whose beautiful space art continue to inspire us to reach for the stars. Produced by Douglas M. Stewart, Jr.; co-produced by Ron Millier and Melvin Schuetz. 2018, 1 hr 36 min.