Lowell Nesbitt
Date of Birth:
Oct 04, 1933
Place of Birth:
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Date of Birth:
Oct 04, 1933
Place of Birth:
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Biography:
Lowell Blair Nesbitt (October 4, 1933 – July 8, 1993) was an American painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor. He served as the official artist for the NASA Apollo 9, and Apollo 13 space missions; in 1976 the United States Navy commissioned him to paint a mural in the administration building on Treasure Island spanning 26 feet x 251 feet, then the largest mural in the United States; and in 1980 the United States Postal Service honored Lowell Nesbitt by issuing four postage stamps depicting his paintings.