Robert Scott's ships in Antarctica painting

Robert Scott's ships Terra Nova and Morning relieve the ice-bound Discovery, McMurdo Sound, ca 1911.

The painting was completed by amateur artist Arthur Cuddy of Sumner, Christchurch. He was working as a coach-painter at the Addington Workshops at the time. He did not visit Antarctica himself but completed the work after interviewing the ships' crew members. The painting demonstrates the intense interest taken by the New Zealand public in Antarctic affairs.