Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874 1922), in 1914, Irish explorer of the Antarctic. Shackleton was born in County Kildare, Ireland, and served as a junior officer on Captain Scotts 191 National Antarctic Expedition. In 199 he led his own expedition to Antarctica, nearly reaching the South Pole and climbing Mount Erebus, the worlds southernmost active volcano. In 1915 his ship the Endurance was crushed by ice in the Weddell Sea; with five of his crew he rowed 13km in a lifeboat to the island of South Georgia to bring relief. He came within 745 miles of the South Pole with Robert Scott on the 191 Discovery expedition, and within 97 miles on his own Nimrod expedition in 198. Shackleton died on board the Quest during a fourth expedition to Antarctica. He was 47 years old.

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This genre of art involves a realistic depiction of living as well as inanimate objects. Artists like Jean Michel Basquiat, Norman Rockwell, and Banksy are renowned for giving a platform to cultural commentary and human experiences through their art.