Difference between revisions of "Still life : inside the Antarctic huts of Scott and Shackleton"
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[[File:Still.jpg|right]]Photography by Jane Ussher ; essays by Nigel Watson. 2010 Murdoch Books Sydney, N.S.W. ISBN 9781741967395 | [[File:Still.jpg|right]]Photography by Jane Ussher ; essays by Nigel Watson. 2010 Murdoch Books Sydney, N.S.W. ISBN 9781741967395 | ||
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| − | Still Life is a unique and hauntingly beautiful photographic study of the Antarctic huts that served as expedition bases for explorations led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton. At the turn of the twentieth century, Antarctica was the focus of one of the last great races of exploration and discovery. Known as the heroic age, from 1895 to 1917 Antarctic explorers set off from their huts in search of adventure, science and glory but some, such as Scott, were never to return. The World Wars intervened and the huts were left as time capsules of Edwardian life. Jane Ussher was invited by the Antarctic Heritage Trust to record the unusual, the hidden and minutiae of these sites. The Executive Director of the Trust, Nigel Watson, provides a fascinating introduction to the history and atmosphere of each hut. | + | "Still Life is a unique and hauntingly beautiful photographic study of the Antarctic huts that served as expedition bases for explorations led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton. At the turn of the twentieth century, Antarctica was the focus of one of the last great races of exploration and discovery. Known as the heroic age, from 1895 to 1917 Antarctic explorers set off from their huts in search of adventure, science and glory but some, such as Scott, were never to return. The World Wars intervened and the huts were left as time capsules of Edwardian life. Jane Ussher was invited by the Antarctic Heritage Trust to record the unusual, the hidden and minutiae of these sites. The Executive Director of the Trust, Nigel Watson, provides a fascinating introduction to the history and atmosphere of each hut." |
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Revision as of 22:16, 20 February 2011
Still life : inside the Antarctic huts of Scott and Shackleton
Blurb:
"Still Life is a unique and hauntingly beautiful photographic study of the Antarctic huts that served as expedition bases for explorations led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton. At the turn of the twentieth century, Antarctica was the focus of one of the last great races of exploration and discovery. Known as the heroic age, from 1895 to 1917 Antarctic explorers set off from their huts in search of adventure, science and glory but some, such as Scott, were never to return. The World Wars intervened and the huts were left as time capsules of Edwardian life. Jane Ussher was invited by the Antarctic Heritage Trust to record the unusual, the hidden and minutiae of these sites. The Executive Director of the Trust, Nigel Watson, provides a fascinating introduction to the history and atmosphere of each hut."
