Able's Kin
by Jenny Revitz Soper
Title
Able's Kin
Artist
Jenny Revitz Soper
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
She was every bit a pioneer as the male astronauts who made the headlines. She soared just as high - nearly 300 miles above the Earth traveling at speeds of 10,000 mph - at least two years before the men.
She is Miss Able, one of the first American monkeys in space who survived her flight. Now, she is a footnote in the history of the space race. Miss Able was a native Kansan, born and raised at the Ralph Mitchell Zoo in Independence.
These curious monkeys are her legacy, still at home at Monkey Island. While they are normally out playing on their own island at the zoo, it was less than 5 degrees Fahrenheit that morning. They wondered what I was doing outside in such ghastly cold.
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March 11th, 2017
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Walpurgis Muse
Outstanding and powerful capture and very dramatic "sad" composition..... and great description!! l/f
Jenny Revitz Soper
Thanks to Frozen In Time Fine Art Photography for featuring this photograph on the homepage of the Artist Group, Your Very Best Photography.
Debra Lynch
I am going to honor each of you wonderful Administrators Jenny if it takes me all week. :-) Thank you so much for being such a wonderful Administrator, you are greatly appreciated. This time you showed a portrait of me and my husband. He will be so proud. :-)) Oh I am the cute one! L/F/P
Jenny Revitz Soper
Thanks to Luther Fine Art for featuring this photograph in the Artist Group, ABC Group 2/16/2018
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations,! Your artwork has been Featured by the - ABC GROUP Z IS FOR ZOE theme! You are invited to archive it in the Feature thread LF
Jenny Revitz Soper
Thanks to Mariola Bitner for featuring these guys in the Artist group, Our 4-Legged Friends
Jenny Revitz Soper
Thanks to Jim Williams for the feature in the truly wild Artist group, What Interrobang!
Jenny Revitz Soper
A big thanks to Karen Silvestri for featuring my photograph on the homepage of the Artist Group "Lady Photographers and Artists" 3/24/17!
Jenny Revitz Soper
Thanks to Kevin Anderson for featuring these guys in the Artist Group, Kansas - Showing Off Our Great State! 3/15/2017
Wes Iversen
Ha, they are certainly watching you with curious expressions! Great catch and cool processing, Jenny! L/F
Jenny Revitz Soper replied:
I know... I was the only one at the Zoo that day, at least in that area.