 | Arctic Discoveries: Images from Voyages of Four Decades in the North Subjects: Arctic regions -- Pictorial works; Northwest Passage -- Pictorial works; Bockstoce John R. -- Journeys -- Arctic regions -- Pictorial works; The Arctic is a land of elemental contrasts, a place of both sublime beauty and unforgiving harshness. From the extreme heat and endless light of summer to the punishing cold and deep blue nights of winter, its great organic oneness has been admired and celebrated, as humans have sought to share an existence with, and to exert their influence on, its lands and seas. |
