Henry Casselli (bn.1946)
When Thoughts turn inwards (Portrait of astronaut John Young)
watercolor, 1981
Henry Calvin Casselli, Jr. is a contemporary American artist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He primarily paints watercolors of figures and settings from his native New Orleans.
In addition to his work, in 1980 and 1981, NASA commissioned him to serve as an official artist leading up to America's first Space Shuttle launch. Again, in 1998, NASA commissioned Casselli to portray John Glenn as he prepared for his historic final mission. Many of these works are part of the official collection of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.
