Statue of Robert Falcon Scott, Antarctic explorer, in Central Christchurch, New Zealand. The statue was carved in marble by his widow Kathleen Scott
Scott, a famous Antarctic explorer, used Christchurch and the nearby port of Lyttleton as a base for his explorations. The statue is carved in Carrara marble by his wife Kathleen Scott. She carved the statue in Carrara in March 1916. It was a replica of one in Waterloo Place, London. The London statue was bronze but WW1 had caused the price of bronze to rocket and marble was a cost effective option. However the British Government had banned the import of marble from Italy, hence it was carced in situ. It was finished in April 1916 but because of the was didn't get shipped until October of that year. The statue was damaged and toppled from its plinth in the earthquake of February 2011. It was reinstated in October 2017.
Size: 4024px × 6048px
Location: Intersection of Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Photo credit: © Brian Hartshorn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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