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| Accession no.: |
Y: 2008/4/1 |
| Object name: |
Sketch |
| Title: |
Robbery Cape Royds. Dec. 21. 1912 |
| Description: |
Ink sketch of Adelie penguins signed by Apsley Cherry-Garrard, 1912. Entitled 'Robbery Cape Royds. Dec. 21. 1912'. |
| Medium: |
Sketch |
| Artist: |
Cherry-Garrard, Apsley |
| Note: |
One of two sketches the other penicl (Y: 2008/4/2) originaly framed paperr label originaly affixed to back of the frame reads: 'These two signed sketches were given to my mother by the artist, author of The Worst Journey in the World [Scott's Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13] ... As the sketches were specifically given to her - [confirmed by a letter from Cherry-Garrard with her papers] - I have felt justified in keeping them, and I have had them framed.
The habits of the Adelie penguiin are described on pp. 624-5 of the book mentioned above, including "robbery" depicted in the lower sketch. Cape Royds, where the sketches were made, is shewn, with Shackelton's [sic] hut, on a map on p.239'.
Note the mis-spelling of 'ecstasy' in the top sketch. J.M. Graham, 11th August 1979. |
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| Dimensions: |
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Width: 210mm, height: 120mm
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