An informal portrait photograph of Ivy Sharp on the open deck of the ice breaker Kapitan Dranitsyn (1975)
An informal portrait photograph of Ivy Sharp on the open deck of the ice breaker Kapitan Dranitsyn (1975). In the background is the shore of Victoria Island near the settlement of Holman. Ivy is standing on deck leaning on the guard rails. She is wearing a black, yellow and white woollen jumper and black trousers. She has a pair of binoculars around her neck.
On 28 July they were taken to Holman on Victoria Island by helicopter to see local Inuit art and learn about traditional hunting and fishing. Ivy Sharp wrote: 'On landing the 80 or more travellers, we witness a drum dance that has been organised and see local activities such as wood carvers going at full blast because we are as much a novelty to them as they are to us...'
On 28 July they were taken to Holman on Victoria Island by helicopter to see local Inuit art and learn about traditional hunting and fishing. Ivy Sharp wrote: 'On landing the 80 or more travellers, we witness a drum dance that has been organised and see local activities such as wood carvers going at full blast because we are as much a novelty to them as they are to us...'
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Object details
| ID: | PM11775/28 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Historic Photographs |
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Sharp, Ivy |
| Date made: | 27 July 1996; 27 or 28 July 1996 28 July 1996 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Ivy Sharp Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 25 mm x 36 mm |