Lincoln Ellsworth (Exhibit)

Dates

• Existence: 1933 - present

Historical Note

Abstract:

Permanent exhibition. Opened approximately 1933/1934. Located on Floor 1, Section EC (East Corridor). The Lincoln Ellsworth (Exhibit) included photographs and objects from the Ellsworth-Amundsen expeditions of 1925 and 1926 and his Arctic and Antarctic explorations; it also included the sledges that Robert Peary and Roald Admundsen used to reach the North and South Poles from 1906 and 1911 respectively (1, 1934, p. 18). Lincoln Ellsworth funded a recasing and rearrangement of the corridor which had previously displayed Polar maps (2, 1933, p. 6). The exhibit was reinstalled in 1972 featuring a mural by Matthew Kalmenoff (2, 1972/73, p. 31). Currently, the exhibit showcases objects, photographs, and newspapers associated with Lincoln Ellsworth's expeditions to the Arctic with Amundsen in 1925-1926 and Antarctic in 1933-1939 (3).

Chronology:

1933

Lincoln Ellsworth funds a redesign of the Polar Maps exhibit, constructing a new exhibit to display his exploration to the Arctic and Antarctic

1972

Reconstruction of exhibit with mural painting by Matthew Kalmenoff

REFERENCES

(1) General Guide to the Exhibition Halls of the American Museum of Natural History. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1939-1943.

(2) American Museum of Natural History. Annual Reports. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1933-1973/74.

(3) Lincoln Ellsworth Exhibit. American Museum of Natural History. New York, NY. June 30, 2017.

Information for the hall appears in the following Museum publications:

Annual Reports for years 1933 (page 6); 1972 (page 31)

American Museum of Natural History General Guides for years 1934 (Table of Contents, 18); 1935 (Table of Contents, 18); 1936 (Table of Contents, 18); 1939 (page 16); 1953 (page 15); 1956 (page 18); 1958 (page 17-18); 1962 (page 11); 1964 (page 11)

American Museum of Natural History: an Introduction (page 7)

Alternative Name Forms

Outline:

• Uncontrolled name from AMNH publications (dates of use by year)
• Corridor of Geography (1933)
• Polar Exhibit (1934, 1935, 1936)

Places

• New York (N.Y.)
  • Note: AMNH: Floor 1, Section EC. East Corridor.

Topics

• AMNH Permanent Exhibitions

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