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January 28th, 1986 marked a tragic loss in NASA history and a sad day for the lives of many Americans. The space shuttle Challenger exploded in mid-air moments after taking off. Seventeen percent of all Americans witnessed the explosion live as they watched on television. April of 2012 marked the hundred year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, a calamity that claimed the lives of over 1500 people from both sides of the Atlantic ocean. An event that adversely affected all of society, upper, middle and lower classes alike. The destruction did not just end with the loss of lives on the boat. The scar left on society lasted for decades, Fathers lost their children, wives lost their husbands, children lost their parents, and society lost many important figures. Even today, the sinking of this once beautiful ocean liner is in the back of our collective consciousness as a reminder of what can happen despite our best efforts and highest imaginings. Buried beneath the waves of the cold North Atlantic is a boat yes, but also the dreams and ambitions of an age. On April 11th, 1970 NASA launched its third manned mission to the surface of the moon. Soon after reaching space, an explosion crippled the space craft. It took the combined efforts of all of NASA’s creative and engineering expertise and the prayers of the nation to bring these astronauts back safely. The small physical scale of these drawings is meant to bring attention to the grand scale of these events, both physically and in their lasting impressions on our national psychology. There are a few defining moments in each generation’s collective memory that we all remember, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the assasination of President Kennedy, 9/11. These drawings explore that national collective experience in small meditative vignettes.

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  1. Federal Building, Oklahoma City by Gunnar Norquist, Image 1.

    Federal Building, Oklahoma City, 2020

    Graphite on paper on panel

    5.25 x 3.5 x 2 in

    $220

  2. Acceptance Speech by Gunnar Norquist, Image 1.

    Acceptance Speech, 2020

    Graphite on paper on panel

    4.875 x 3.375 x 1.25 in

  3. Apollo 11 by Gunnar Norquist, Image 2.

    Apollo 11, 2020

    Graphite on paper on panel

    6.125 x 4.625 x 0.25 in

    $280

  4. Nagasaki by Gunnar Norquist, Image 2.

    Nagasaki, 2020

    Graphite on paper on panel

    5.25 x 4 x 3.75 in

    $320

  5. Mount St. Helens by Gunnar Norquist, Image 2.

    Mount St. Helens, 2020

    Graphite on paper on panel

    7.875 x 5.25 x 2.25 in

  6. MLK Assassination by Gunnar Norquist, Image 2.

    MLK Assassination, 2020

    Graphite on paper on panel

    6.5 x 4 x 3.75 in

    $280

  7. 9/11 Memorial by Gunnar Norquist, Image 1.

    9/11 Memorial, c. 2018

    Graphite on panel

    3.25 x 2 x 0.25 in

    $140

  8. Titanic #2 (Bow, Wreckage) by Gunnar Norquist, Image 1.

    Titanic #2 (Bow, Wreckage), 2015

    Graphite on panel

    4 x 3.5 x 2 in

    $200

  9. Apollo 13 by Gunnar Norquist, Image 1.

    Apollo 13, 2015

    Graphite on panel

    7.25 x 6 x 2.66 in

    $320