Ships of Discovery Pictured by John S. Smith

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‘An Awful Place’. This was Captain Scott’s comment on the South Pole, where he had suffered a bitter blow in the very moment of his triumph. But the worst was yet to come.

The Arctic whaler, Terra Nova, which Robert Falcon Scott used on his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole.

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Look and Learn No. of issues 753-761

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Pioneer of the Pacific. Captain Cook’s voyages of discovery changed our maps and opened new sea for the nations of the world. But it is the Pacific, where he his tragic end, which is forever associated with his name.

Formerly a humble Whitby collier, the Endeavour found herself in the most unlikely waters, thousands of miles from her home.

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Conquerors of the Arctic. They were all small ships, but between them they were to sow the seeds of great Arctic expeditions to come.

During their voyage of discovery, Ross and Parry’s whalers were trapped in the ice.

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The Case of the Vanishing Ships. Franklin’s two ships were spotted by a whaler as they sailed through Baffin Bay. After that neither the ships nor a single member of the crew was ever seen again.

In addition to the heavy gales, Franklin’s ships were constantly menaced by the floating ice.

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The Voyage of the Vega. Slowly, the Vega crept on her way through the arctic waters, with the ice remorselessly closing around her. Finally, the ice brought her to a comlete halt. Now the Vega was trapped, seemingly with no hope of rescue.

The Vega, and the steam launch which accompanied her, celebrate their exit from the North East Passage into the Pacific, by firing a salute.

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Voyage in the Ice. Could a ship, locked in the Arctic ice, drift all the way to the North Pole? Nansen believed it was possible, and put his theory to the test.

The Fram arrived in the Bay of Whales in Antarctica to set up a base for Roald Amundsen’s attempt to beat Robert Scott in the race to the South Pole.

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First to the North Pole. For nearly three centuries men had risked their lives, trying in vain to reach the North Pole. Now another explorer was to make the attempt in a rather special sort of ship.

Where other vessels had come to a grinding halt when faced with a barrier of ice, The Roosevelt merely smashed her way through it.

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The Lure of the Arctic. The Arctic had proved itself to be a grim and terrifying place. But still it lured men into risking their lives there – including a Prince of Royal Italian blood.

The Stella Polare setting out on her voyage of discovery.

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The Doctor Goes to Sea. Jean Charcot had a flourishing medical practice in a fashionable part of Paris. Why then, did he choose to give it all up to risk his life, year after year, in search of adventure in a ship which was to become as famous as himself?

After twenty-eight years of out-standing service, the Pourquoi Pas? was dashed to pieces on the rock in the Bay of Reykjavik.

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John S. Smith | Джон С. Смит

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John Stephen Smith (1921-2010) was a British marine painter, poster artist, and illustrator. Christopher Deakes, in his book, reports that John S. Smith was trained as a graphic artist and served throughout WW2 in the Royal Navy. After that, the artist worked as a poster artist and easel painter and designed periodicals and books. In the 1970s-80s, John S. Smith illustrated the weekly for young people Look and Learn, where the artist’s potential as an illustrator-storyteller was revealed with unprecedented force. Concluding the review of the visualizations of the British artist John S. Smith, I will note what captivated me in his illustrations: first of all, there are visible concreteness and emotional richness in his illustrations and, of course, the vibrant existence of the embodied image.

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The pictures was contributed by Ausdew’s Flickr

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Дополнительно: Иллюстрации Джона Смита в журнале "Лук энд лёрн": Мир скорости и силы (The World of Speed and Power); Морские труженики (At Work On The Waves); The Challenge of the Blue Riband (Испытание "Голубой лентой"); Гиганты прошлого (Yesterday's Giants); Королевские корабли (The Royal Ships); Джон С. Смит (John S. Smith); Величайшие пароходы (The Great Steamers)

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Джон С. Смит | журнал "Лук энд лёрн" | Мир скорости и силы

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The Worldof Speed and Power
A special series on survivors from the age of steam by well-known historian O. S. Nock
“Look and Learn”
1978

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When Flowers Could Stop A Train

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С удовольствием публикую иллюстрации Джона С. Смита (анг. John S. Smith; 1921-2010) к серии очерков известного британского популизатора-железнодорожника Освалда Стивенса Нока (анг. Oswald Stevens Nock), опубликованные журналом "Лук энд лёрн" в 1978 году.

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Getting Up Steam For Christmas

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The Double-Barrelled Solution

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The Tracks Of An Imperial Past

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Railways To Beat Rebels

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Titans Of The Track

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Coming Round The Mountain ...

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Saved From The Scrapyard

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High-Class Heavyweight Of The Lowlands

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All Aboard For The Steam Safari!

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John S. Smith | Джон С. Смит

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John Stephen Smith (1921-2010) was a British marine painter, poster artist, and illustrator. Christopher Deakes, in his book A Postcard History of the Passenger Liner, reports that John S. Smith was trained as a graphic artist and served throughout WW2 in the Royal Navy. After that, the artist worked as a poster artist and easel painter and designed periodicals and books. In the 1970s-80s, John S. Smith illustrated the weekly for young people “Look and Learn,” where the artist’s potential as an illustrator-storyteller was revealed with unprecedented force. Concluding the review of the visualizations of the British artist John S. Smith, I will note what captivated me in his illustrations: first of all, there are visible concreteness and emotional richness in his illustrations and, of course, the vibrant existence of the embodied image.

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Представленные иллюстрации журнала "Лук энд лёрн" (Look and Learn) взяты из коллекции © Ausdew’s Flickr

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Джон С. Смит | журнал "Лук энд лёрн" | Морские труженики

At Work On The Waves by John S. Smith

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Breaking the Ice! Ice-breaker Louis St. Laurent. Look and Learn Mag. 1979-10-27

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Отмечу, что меня покорило в гуашах британского художника Джона С. Смита (анг. John S. Smith; 1921-2010) в журнале "Лук энд лёрн": прежде всего, — это зримая конкретность и эмоциональная насыщенность его иллюстраций и, конечно, — мастерски переданное бытие воспроизведённого образа.

The Fetch~and~Carry Freighter. Deckship Ellen. Look and Learn Mag. 1979-08-25

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Floating Weight~Lifter. Crane vessel Galatea. Look and Learn Mag. 1979-09-01

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Keeping Their Catch on Ice. Fishing trawler. Look and Learn Mag. 1979-09-08

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Bringing on Board the Pilot. Pilot boat. Look and Learn Mag. 1979-09-15

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The Troubleshooter. Ocean-going tug. Look and Learn Mag. 1979-09-22

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Keeping the Seabed Clean. Dredger Friesland. Look and Learn Mag. 1979-09-29

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Crime~Buster. Patrol boat Vigilant III. Look and Learn Mag. 1979-10-13

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Keeping the North Sea Alive. Platform supply vessel. Look and Learn Mag. 1979-10-20

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The Seaborne Supermarket. Royal Navy supply ship. Look and Learn Mag. 1979-11-03

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John S. Smith | Джон С. Смит

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John Stephen Smith (1921-2010) was a British marine painter, poster artist, and illustrator. Christopher Deakes, in his book A Postcard History of the Passenger Liner, reports that John S. Smith was trained as a graphic artist and served throughout WW2 in the Royal Navy. After that, the artist worked as a poster artist and easel painter and designed periodicals and books. In the 1970s-80s, John S. Smith illustrated the weekly for young people “Look and Learn,” where the artist’s potential as an illustrator-storyteller was revealed with unprecedented force. Concluding the review of the visualizations of the British artist John S. Smith, I will note what captivated me in his illustrations: first of all, there are visible concreteness and emotional richness in his illustrations and, of course, the vibrant existence of the embodied image.

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Представленные иллюстрации журнала "Лук энд лёрн" (Look and Learn) взяты из коллекции © Ausdew’s Flickr

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The Challenge of the Blue Riband by John S. Smith

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The Paddle~Boat Pioneers. During the 1860s, screw-driven vessels replaced the paddlers. Samuel Cunard’s Britannia was for many years the fastest ship on the North Atlantic routes.

Nothing captured the rivalry and spirit of the pioneering days of Atlantic travel more than the Blue Riband – the trophy awarded to the ship to cross the Atlantic in the fastest time. The very first ship to use steam all the way was Britain’s Sirius whose exploits are described in this opening article of our new series. Look and Learn Mag. No 856, 10th June 1978

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The Duel That Led To Disaster. E.R. Collins’ wife and childrens were among those who drowned when the Arctic sank after a collision with a French steamer in 1854.

When an American set out to wrest the Blue Riband from Cunard, he could not have known what it would cost him. Look and Learn Mag. 1978-06-17

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Rule Britannia! During the 1860s, screw-driven vessels replaced the paddlers.

Here Cunard’s Russia leads Inman’s City of Paris. For forty glorious years, British ships and shipbuilders dominated the sea-routes across the North Atlantic. Look and Learn Mag. 1978-06-24

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The German Giants. The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse was the first German ship to win the Blue Riband.

For years the Germans had taken a back seat while Britain dominated the Atlantic – however, there was no stopping them once they had set their sights on the Blue Riband. Look and Learn Mag. 1978-07-01

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Voyage To Tragedy. Cunard’s record-breaking Lusitania was torpedoed off Southern Ireland in 1915.

The sinking of the Lusitania by a German submarine in 1915 ended one of the most famous partnerships in the history of the Blue Riband. Look and Learn Mag. 1978-07-08

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Transatlantic Showdown. One of the North Atlantic’s gracefull liners was the Rex, which gained the Blue Riband for Italy in 1932.

As the great liners were vying with each other for the honour of making fastest transatlantic crossing, the stage was being set for keenest contest of all times. Look and Learn Mag. 1978-07-15

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The Warrior Queens. In 1942, a huge wave struck Queen Mary broadside-on. Miraculously, she righted herself, but it was later estimated that if she had gone over another ten centimeters she would have sunk.

When Cunard’s two crack liners, Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, were pressed into service as troop-carriers, their orders were to stop for nothing. Look and Learn Mag. 1978-07-22

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The Final Flourish. The amazing United States, bilt in enormous cost to the US Government. Her top speed was never reveald. But she has held the record for the last 25 years.

As air travel began to take away vast number of passengers from the Atlantic liners, the Americans made a final bid to capture the Riband trophy. Look and Learn Mag. 1978-07-29

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John S. Smith | Джон С. Смит

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John Stephen Smith (1921-2010) was a British marine painter, poster artist, and illustrator. Christopher Deakes, in his book A Postcard History of the Passenger Liner, reports that John S. Smith was trained as a graphic artist and served throughout WW2 in the Royal Navy. After that, the artist worked as a poster artist and easel painter and designed periodicals and books. In the 1970s-80s, John S. Smith illustrated the weekly for young people “Look and Learn,” where the artist’s potential as an illustrator-storyteller was revealed with unprecedented force. Concluding the review of the visualizations of the British artist John S. Smith, I will note what captivated me in his illustrations: first of all, there are visible concreteness and emotional richness in his illustrations and, of course, the vibrant existence of the embodied image.

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Представленные иллюстрации журнала "Лук энд лёрн" (Look and Learn) взяты из коллекции Ausdew’s Flickr

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Дополнительно по теме: Look and Learn Magazine 1978-6-10 - 1978-07-29, The Challenge of the Blue Riband; Семён Исаакович Белкин. Голубая лента Атлантики / 1-е изд., Ленинград: Судостроение, 1967; Лев Николаевич Скрягин. По следам морских катастроф / Москва: Мор. транспорт, 1961; Blue Riband from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Джон С. Смит | журнал "Лук энд лёрн" | Гиганты прошлого

Yesterday's Giants by John S. Smith

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The Ship That Refused To Be Launched. Great Eastern. Look and Learn Mag. 1978-12-23

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Наверное, для русскоязычного читателя, выросшего на книгах Льва Николаевича Скрягина и Семёна Исааковича Белкина, иллюстрации Джона С. Смита (анг. John S. Smith; 1921-2010) к серии очерков "Величайшие пароходы", "Испытание «Голубой лентой»" и "Гиганты прошлого" (анг. The Great Steamers; The Challenge of the Blue Riband; Yesterday's Giants) будут понятны без перевода поясняющего текста. Истории в британском еженедельнике и аналогичные очерки советских авторов предметно и фактологически довольно схожи, но мало пересекаются на эмоциональном и детальном уровнях. Больше точек соприкосновения, как мне кажется, можно обнаружить в части маринистики, сравнивая творчество Джона Смита и Евгения Валериановича Войшвилло — это и сходные синкретические подходы к иллюстрируемому событию, и нередко — созвучное восприятие зрителем созданных ими образов. Объединяет же всех упомянутых художников — историзм понимания эпохи в конкретных картинах жизни и отличное знание предмета.

The Wreck That Came Home. Great Britain. Look and Learn Mag. 1979-01-06

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Fast 'Flight' To scotland. Look and Learn Mag. 1979-01-13

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This Boat Had Wings. Saunders-Roe SR.45 Princess Flying Boat. Look and Learn Mag. 1979-01-20

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Express To The Orient. Look and Learn Mag. 1979-02-03

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The End Of An Empress. Empress of Britain. Look and Learn Mag. 1979-02-10

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The Mighty Mallard. Look and Learn Mag. 1979-02-03

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The Bomber That Beat The Atlantic. First Atlantic Flight. Look and Learn Mag. 1979-02-24

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Queen Of The Ocean. Queen Elizabeth 2. Look and Learn Mag. 1979-03-03

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John S. Smith | Джон С. Смит

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John Stephen Smith (1921-2010) was a British marine painter, poster artist, and illustrator. Christopher Deakes, in his book A Postcard History of the Passenger Liner, reports that John S. Smith was trained as a graphic artist and served throughout WW2 in the Royal Navy. After that, the artist worked as a poster artist and easel painter and designed periodicals and books. In the 1970s-80s, John S. Smith illustrated the weekly for young people “Look and Learn,” where the artist’s potential as an illustrator-storyteller was revealed with unprecedented force. Concluding the review of the visualizations of the British artist John S. Smith, I will note what captivated me in his illustrations: first of all, there are visible concreteness and emotional richness in his illustrations and, of course, the vibrant existence of the embodied image.

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Представленные иллюстрации журнала "Лук энд лёрн" (Look and Learn) взяты из коллекции © Ausdew’s Flickr

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