Live Auction 2603The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration
HERBERT G. PONTING (1870-1935)
Lot 108

HERBERT G. PONTING (1870-1935)

Petty Officer Crean, Scott's Antarctic Expedition, c. 1911

Closed6 December 2012

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HERBERT G. PONTING (1870-1935)
Petty Officer Crean, Scott's Antarctic Expedition, c. 1911
gelatin silver print
copyright blindstamp (on the recto); sitter, artist credits in pencil/ink, facsimile signature copyright credit, reproduction limitation stamps and collection labels affixed (on the verso)
image/sheet: 15¼in. x 12¼in. (38.7 x 31.2cm.)

Specialist note

During the Terra Nova expedition, Petty Officer Crean was a member of the Last Returning Party on the polar journey. He was awarded the Albert Medal for saving the life of Lieutenant Evans. Crean subsequently joined Shackleton aboard Endurance on his journey to the Pole in 1914.