Herbert George Ponting (1870-1935)
The Glad Eye Nov 1911Mar 1912
Silver bromide print | 45.7 x 33.5 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2580026
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Photograph of a single Adélie penguin with its left wing outstretched. Penguins have always fascinated Antarctic explorers because of their unusual appearance and comical expressions. Ponting took well over 100 photographs of the Adélie and Emperor penguins he encountered. The 'Glad Eye' became popular as a postcard image.
Provenance
Presented to King George V, 1914
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Creator(s)
(photographer)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Silver bromide print
Measurements
45.7 x 33.5 cm (image) (image)
52.0 x 38.0 cm (whole object)
Alternative title(s)
The "Glad eye". [The British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913 / photographs by H.G. Ponting, F.R.G.S.].
