BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7408@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20230610 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20230903 DTSTAMP:20230601T010658Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/the-atkinson-herbert-ponting-exp lorer-and-photographer/ SUMMARY:The Atkinson: The Atkinson: Herbert Ponting: Explorer and Photograp her DESCRIPTION: \;\n\nAfter years of taking photographs in America\, Japan \, other parts of Asia and in Europe\, Herbert Ponting 1870-1935) became and remains best-known for his work on Captain Scott’s Terra Nova exped ition (1910-3). This exhibition will be looking at his life and work with photographs from Scott Polar Research Institute\, University of Cambridge\ , alongside artefacts and research carried out by biographer Anne Strathie .\nHerbert Ponting &\; Southport\nHerbert Ponting is world-famous for h is photographs and films of Antarctica\, but he was also Southport’s ‘ local explorer’.\n\nPonting’s father was appointed Manager of Preston Banking Company in the 1880s and the family set up home in Park Road West\ , Southport. In 1888 Ponting began work at National Provincial Bank of Eng land’s branch on Fenwick Street\, Liverpool. While Ponting had a head fo r figures\, the desk-bound work of a bank clerk did not suit him\, but he enjoyed his leisure time outdoors exploring the Lake District and experime nting with his compact Kodak camera. In spring 1890 Ponting joined the Liv erpool Amateur Photographic Association\, which gave him access to darkroo ms and talks by visiting lecturers. In 1892\, after working briefly at Pre ston Banking Companies Southport branch on Lord Street\, Herbert Ponting e migrated to California\, where he became a professional photographer. When Ponting joined Captain Scott’s Terra Nova expedition\, his parents had moved to Argyle Road\, Southport’s so-called ‘Millionaire’s Row’. Ponting visited the town regularly\, including for a season of Antarctic c inema-lectures at the Southport Palladium\, and for the funerals at St Cut hbert’s church of his parents and younger brother.\n\nWhen Ponting died in February 1935\, the Southport Guardian’s appreciation of the town’s ‘local explorer’ was illustrated with the photograph now on the cover of Anne Strathie’s biography\, Herbert Ponting: Scott’s Antarctic and Pioneer Filmmaker.\n\n\n\nEvents\nHerbert Ponting: Scott’s Antarctic Ph otographer and Pioneer Filmmaker\nWednesday 21 June 2023\, 1pm\, Free\, do nations welcome\nJoin biographer Anne Strathie\, author of ‘Herbert Pont ing: Scott’s Antarctic Photographer and Pioneer Filmmaker’ (2021) on a journey looking at the life and career of Herbert Ponting.\n\nDiscovering Antarctica: Heroic Tales of Shackleton\, Scott &\; Crean\nFriday 3 Nov ember 2023. 8pm. £14 / £12 concessions.\nTom Crean\, the intrepid Antar ctic explorer and one of Ireland’s unsung heroes\, is brought to life in this dramatic and humorous solo performance by Aidan Dooley.\nThe show ha s won critical acclaim\, multiple awards and continues to enjoy sell-out p erformances and standing ovations. Having toured globally\, including a st op in Antarctica\, nearly a quarter of a million people have been captivat ed by the show and the heroic tales it brings to life. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2023/06/Herbert-Ponting-Low-res-caption-676x1024-1.jpg LOCATION:The Atkinson\, Lord Street\, Southport\, Sefton\, PR8 1DB\, Sefton \, United Kingdom GEO:53.646956;-3.006919 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Lord Street\, Southport\, S efton\, PR8 1DB\, Sefton\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The A tkinson:geo:53.646956,-3.006919 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230326T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR