Celebrating 50 Whaling Walls - Wyland Studios - Hardcover - 1st ed

9781884840005

1884840000

Sold over 50,000 copies so far! Wyland, the world's finest ocean artist...this name to millions of people around the world has become synonymous with whales & man's efforts to save these magnificent creatures from extinction. This beautifully designed coffee table book features color plates chosen from over 300,000 slides, & the genesis of Wyland's stunning murals, paintings & sculpture. "CELEBRATING 50 WYLAND WHALING WALLS takes you with Wyland around the world as he competes 66 magnificent Whaling Walls From his first wall in Laguna Beach, California, to Whaling Wall 33, "Planet Ocean" in Long Beach, California. Acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records (May 4, 1992) as the largest mural in the world. Then topping that feat by barnstorming down the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, completing 17 walls, in 17 cities, in 17 weeks. Then the following year 13 walls, in 8 cities, in 8 weeks down the West Coast, from Alaska to Mexico City. This book is a must for marine art enthusiasts & anyone who appreciates the ocean & life within it.