icebergs off the coast of Greenland

Lewis Lindsay Dyche, artist

1857–1915

icebergs off the coast of Greenland, 1894–1895

Where object was made: West Greenland, Greenland

Material/technique: albumen print; board

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 10.9 x 16.2 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 13 x 21.5 cm

Credit line: Gift of Lewis Lindsay Dyche

Accession number: 2007.7726

On display: Long Ellis Gallery

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Soundings: Making Culture at Sea

The Arctic Greenland coastline has fascinated colonial explorers and researchers for centuries. Lewis Lindsey Dyche, a naturalist from the University of Kansas, participated in 23 Arctic expeditions during the late 19th century. Many of the animal specimens he collected contributed to the development of the KU Natural History Museum. His photographs transport his impressions of polar seacoasts and cultures to the Midwest. A fingerprint on one of the photos also evokes the marks of scientists on Arctic environments and peoples.