HERBERT G. PONTING (1870-1935)

Bernard Day, Scott's Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1913

Details

HERBERT G. PONTING (1870-1935)
Bernard Day, Scott's Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1913
gelatin silver print, printed 1988
image: 16½ x 11¾in. (41.7 x 30cm.)
sheet: 20 x 16in. (51 x 46cm.)

Literature

Photographs: Then and Now, National Geographic Society, 1998, p. 291.

Exhibited

Odyssey: The Art of Photography at National Geographic, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, June 4 - August 28, 1988.

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Lot Essay

Bernard Day (1884-1934) was a member of Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova expedition to Antarctica in 1910-1913. He served as the team's motor mechanic with responsibilty for the motor sledges that Scott hoped would give him an advantage in the race to the Pole.

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