Frank Hurley

Australian · 1885–1962 · Photographer

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The End: the Wreck of the EnduranceDavidson Auctions · May 2022A$7,000≈ $4,942≈ £3,931≈ €4,673Sign up to see
The Crystal Canoe,' c.1915 (printed later)Davidson Auctions · Oct 2024A$950≈ $640≈ £491≈ €586Sign up to see
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Australian photographer and adventurer (1885–1962)

Born 1885, GlebeDied 1962, SydneyOccupation PhotographerWikidata Q958587 ↗ULAN 500123793 ↗Museum works 8

Also known as Francis Hurley, James Francis Hurley, James Frank Hurley

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Frank Hurley, All Safe! All Well! — **All Safe! All Well!**
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Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Frank Hurley, Adelie penguins after a blizzard, Cape Denison 1912 — **Adelie penguins after a blizzard, Cape Denison 1912**1912
State Library of New South Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — State Library of New South Wales

Frank Hurley, Southern party encamped in snow, Australasian Antarctic Expedition, Antarctica, 1912–13 — **Southern party encamped in snow, Australasian Antarctic Expedition, Antarctica, 1912–13**1912
State Library of New South Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — State Library of New South Wales

Frank Hurley, Frank Hurley with cinema camera under the bows of Shackleton's ship the 'Endurance', 1915 — **Frank Hurley with cinema camera under the bows of Shackleton's ship the 'Endurance', 1915**1915
State Library of New South Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — State Library of New South Wales

Frank Hurley, Mushroom ice, Antarctica, 1911-14, by Frank Hurley — **Mushroom ice, Antarctica, 1911-14, by Frank Hurley**1912
State Library of New South Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — State Library of New South Wales

Frank Hurley, Ice forming on rocks, Cape Denison, Antarctica, 1912 — **Ice forming on rocks, Cape Denison, Antarctica, 1912**1912
State Library of New South Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — State Library of New South Wales

Frank Hurley, Shackleton’s ship Endurance illuminated, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, 1915 — **Shackleton’s ship Endurance illuminated, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, 1915**1915
State Library of New South Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — State Library of New South Wales

Frank Hurley, Battle of Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgian, 1917 — **Battle of Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgian, 1917**1917
State Library of New South Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — State Library of New South Wales

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

Related artists — Australian, born 1860–1910