Proof sheet for "Night of the Purple Moon" album art

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A screen-printed proof sheet for the record album cover artwork “Night of the Purple Moon” by The Sun Ra Arkestra. The sheet is printed with purple ink on white paper. The center design has a portrait of Sun Ra arranged in the sky above an Egyptian pyramid and the Great Sphinx. Text at the top reads [“THE NIGHT OF THE PURPLE MOON”] and [Sun Ra / AND HIS INTERGALACTIC INFINITY ARKESTRA]. Directly beneath the image, in small print, is [IR522]. There are no markings on the reverse of the sheet.

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