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PAINTING - SOUTHERN GIANT BOTTLENOSE WHALE

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Richard Ellis

c. 1975

Subcollections

Overview

Painting of dark grey spotted whale with white tip on snout, gouache on blue card, framed and mounted with inscription (59.)

Historical information

Collection of 106 of paintings by Richard Ellis that were selected by the Smithsonian Institution to form a traveling exhibit of the marine mammals of the world. The collection was purchased by Perth businessman Kevin Parry in 1985 and donated to Whale World, now known as Albany's Historic Whaling Station.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-128-RE1999.362

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

410 mm

Height or length

440 mm

Depth

15 mm

Weight

1.52 kg

Inscriptions and markings

SOUTHERN GIANT BOTTLENOSE WHALE (Barardius arnuxii)
The Southern Giant Bottlenose is the only four-toothed whale found in the waters of the southern hemisphere. It has been recorded mostly from stranded specimens from Australia, new Zealand, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and the Antarctic. One of the largest of the beaked whales, it reaches a length of 32 feet. Unlike most other species, both the male and female have teeth.
59.

Verso: Smithsonian label checklist # 59 Packing case # 4, AWHS accession number

Contextual information

The paintings represent a body of work by well-known American marine conservationist, author, artist and natural historian Richard Ellis (1938-2024).

Keywords

Richard Ellis

Albany's Historic Whaling Station

Smithsonian Institution

Marine Mammals

Place made

United States

Year

c. 1975