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1. Framed Pair of Discovery Crew Mission Patches ### 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:7,500.00 USD Estimated At:15,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD
1. Framed Pair of Discovery Crew Mission Patches ### 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
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2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) - Framed Pair of Discovery Crew Mission Patches - A pair of framed Discovery crew mission patches from Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea), Frank Poole (Gary Lockwood), and other crew members aboard the Discovery One wore matching patches on their standard-issue jumpsuits throughout the film.

Often considered among the greatest films ever made, 2001 was created through intensive research and design teams headed by Kubrick, who legendarily oversaw every aspect of production, down to the actors' costumes. The Discovery One uniforms in particular were designed by NASA veteran Harry Lange, whose painstaking attention to detail lent the production an air of unprecedented realism.

Indeed, Lange received an Academy Award& reg; nomination for his work two months before Apollo 11 landed on the moon.

Custom-made for the film, these patches were originally obtained from an employee of UK costume house Bermans & Nathans, who saved them when the jumpsuits were stripped for re-use in another production. This pair consists of one round denim patch designed in the style of Apollo-era NASA patches with "United States Astronautics Agency" and "Discovery" printed in black around a blue-and-gold-color sun emblem, as well as one blue felt-backed, wing-shaped patch embroidered with celestial bead patterns. Both come mounted to muslin with archival glue and archivally framed in a custom black frame equipped with a hanging wire on the reverse. The denim patch exhibits creasing and light fraying around its edges from being removed from a uniform, while the felt on the other patch is pilling at both ends. Dimensions: 8" x 9.5" x 1.5" (20.5 cm x 24.25 cm x 4 cm)

Estimate: $15,000 - 30,000

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