WYLAND'S WHALING WALLS CELEBRATE THE OCEAN REALM

Wyland stands on a lift to view a section of one of his Whaling Wall pasterpieces. (Photo by Gary Firstenberg) Wyland casts a critical look at a recently-completed image of a sea turtle, one of his favorite underwater creatures. (Photo by Gary Firstenberg) Wyland carefully paints the eye of a manatee during the creation of his Key Largo Whaling Wall. He dedicated the 7,500-square-foot mural, a celebration of the Florida Keys' living coral reef, in February 2007. (Photo by Gary Firstenberg) This wall, on two sides of a building in Key West, was first created in 1992 and repainted in 2003. (Photo by Gary Firstenberg) Wyland pauses to reflect during the creation of his 95th Whaling Wall mural in Key Largo, Fla., depicting the wonders of the Florida Keys' living coral reef. (Photo by Gary Firstenberg)

Whaling Wall murals, created by Wyland, are life-size depictions of blue whales, humpback whales, gray whales, manatees, turtles, reef fish and other sea creatures, painted on buildings, ceilings, roofs, and even racing boat hulls. Wyland, who in 2008 is celebrated 30 years of artistry and conservation, set a goal to finish 100 Whaling Walls before the end of 2008. That goal was achieved with the completion of his 100th wall in Beijing just prior to the opening of the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was joined in this endeavor by child artists from United Nations countries from all over the world. More than seventy cities in the U.S., Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, South America, Japan, and the islands of the Pacific have been proud to showcase these treasured landmarks. An estimated one billion people view the Whaling Walls each year. These spectacular and memorable murals promote environmental awareness by showing people the beauty of the undersea world and encouraging conservation, another of Wyland's longtime objectives. 01 "Gray Whale and Calf" -- Laguna Beach, California; Dedicated July 9, 1981 (Repainted 1986, Tiled 1996) 02 "Young Gray Whale" -- Dana Point, California (Relocated to R.H. Dana Elementary); Dedicated March 20, 1982 03 "Spyhopping" -- EXTINCT; Marineland of the Pacific, Rancho Palos Verdes, California; Dedicated June 27, 1984 04 "The Gray Whale Family" -- Whiterock, British Columbia, Canada; Dedicated September 26, 1984 05 "The Orcas of Puget Sound" -- EXTINCT; Seattle, Washington; Dedicated November 10, 1985 06 "Hawaiian Humpbacks" -- EXTINCT; Honolulu, Hawaii (Recreated at: Pacifica Airport Center, 3049 Ualena Street, Honolulu, Hawaii); (Original) - Dedicated April 21, 1985 (Recreation) - Dedicated December 15, 1999 07 "California Gray Whales" -- EXTINCT; Del Mar, California; Dedicated July 6, 1985 08 "Orcas" -- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Dedicated September 10, 1985 09 "First Voyage" -- Oahu, Hawaii; Dedicated February 4, 1986 10 "Manatees" -- Orlando, Florida; Dedicated 1986 11 "First Born" -- Orlando, Florida (Moved from SeaWorld); Dedicated September 26, 1986 12 "Laguna Coast" -- Laguna Beach, California; Dedicated February 2, 1987; Tiled 1996 13 "A-5 Pod" -- Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Dedicated June 20, 1987 14 "Sperm Whales" -- Funabashi, Japan; Dedicated October 14, 1987 15 "Dolphins of Makapuu Point" -- Sealife Park, Oahu, Hawaii; Dedicated in 1988 16 "Orcas off Point Loma" -- San Diego, California; Dedicated June 29, 1989 17 "Bottlenose Dolphins" -- Stored in Osaka, Japan (Originally done for a 24 hour televised telethon in Tokyo, Japan); Dedicated August 27, 1989 18 "Sperm Whales of the Mediterranean" -- Nice, France; Dedicated October 1989 19 "Forbidden Reef" -- EXTINCT; San Diego, California; Dedicated July 9, 1990 20 "Gray Whale Migration" -- EXTINCT; San Diego, California; Dedicated July 9, 1990 21 "Washington Orcas" -- Tacoma, Washington; Dedicated July, 1990 22 "Orca Heaven" (Ceiling) -- Yamagata, Japan; Dedicated 1990 23 "Bundaberg Humpback Family" -- Bundaberg, Australia; Dedicated September 28, 1990 24 "Humpback and Calf" -- Sydney, Australia; Dedicated September 28, 1990 25 "Humpbacks" -- Lamphere High School, Madison Heights, Michigan; Dedicated October 8, 1990 26 "Sperm Whales & Florida Keys Reef" -- Marathon Keys, Florida; Dedicated October 30, 1990 27 "Minke Whales" -- Marathon Keys, Florida; Dedicated October 30, 1990 28 "A Time for Conservation" -- Kauai, Hawaii; Dedicated January 8, 1991 29 "Humpbacks off the Pali Coast" -- Kauai, Hawaii; Dedicated January 8, 1991 30 "Maui Humpback Breaching" -- EXTINCT; Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii; Dedicated January 21, 1991 31 "Gray Whale Migration" -- Redondo Beach, California; Dedicated June 24, 1991 32 "Whales" -- Taiji, Japan; Dedicated August 1991 33 "Planet Ocean" -- Long Beach, California (Largest Mural in the World / Guinness Book of World Records); Dedicated July 9, 1992 34 "Ocean Biosphere" -- Oracle, Arizona; Dedicated April 18, 1993 35 "Orcas of the Oregon Coast" -- EXTINCT; Portland, Oregon; Dedicated May 9, 1993 36 "Whales off the Coast of Maine" -- Portland, Maine; Dedicated June 7, 1993 37 "Isle of Shoals Humpbacks" -- Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Dedicated June 14, 1993 38 "Stellwagen Bank" -- EXTINCT; Boston, Massachusetts; Dedicated June 21, 1993 39 "Finback Whales" -- EXTINCT; Providence, Rhode Island; Dedicated June 28, 1993 40 "Inner City Whales" -- New York, New York; Dedicated July 5, 1993 41 "The Great Sperm Whales" -- New London, Connecticut; Dedicated July 12, 1993 42 "East Coast Humpbacks" -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Dedicated July 19, 1993 43 "Humpbacks off the Jersey Coast" -- Wildwood, New Jersey; Dedicated July 26, 1993 44 "Delaware Marine Mammals" -- Wilmington, Delaware; Dedicated August 2, 1993 45 "Dolphins-Small Tooth Whales" -- Washington, D.C.; Dedicated August 9, 1993 46 "Extinct Atlantic Gray Whales" -- Baltimore, Maryland; Dedicated August 16, 1993 47 "Humpbacks off the Virginia Coast" -- Norfolk, Virginia; Dedicated August 23, 1993 48 "Coastal Dolphins" -- Wilmington, North Carolina; Dedicated August 30, 1993 49 "Right Whales off the South Carolina Coast" -- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Dedicated September 6, 1993 50 "Atlanta's Right Whales" -- Atlanta, Georgia; Dedicated September 16, 1993 51 "Florida's Dolphins" -- Sarasota, Florida; Dedicated September 20, 1993 52 "Florida's Living Reef" -- Key West, Florida; Dedicated September 27, 1993; Repainted and re-dedicated September 2003 53 "Orcas off the Gulf of Mexico" -- South Padre Island, Texas; Dedicated March 14, 1994 54 "Alaska's Marine Life" -- Anchorage, Alaska; Dedicated August 8, 1994 55 "Orcas A-30 Subpod" -- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Dedicated August 15, 1994 56 "Vancouver Island Orcas" -- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Dedicated August 15, 1994 57 "Leap of Faith" -- Seattle, Washington; Dedicated August 22, 1994 58 "Orcas off the San Juan Islands" -- Seattle, Washington; Dedicated August 22, 1994 59 "Gray Whales off Oregon Coast" -- Newport, Oregon; Dedicated August 29, 1994 60 "Spyhopping Gray Whale" -- San Francisco, California; Dedicated September 5, 1994 61 "Grays off the San Francisco Coast" -- EXTINCT; San Francisco, California; Dedicated September 5, 1994 62 "Celebrating Gray Whales" -- EXTINCT; Hollywood, California; Dedicated September 12, 1994 63 "Life Size Blue Whales" -- Hollywood, California; Dedicated September 12, 1994 64 "San Diego Migration" -- San Diego, California; Dedicated September 19, 1994 65 "Friendly Grays of San Ignacio" -- EXTINCT; Mexico City, Mexico; Dedicated September 26, 1994 66 "Free Keiko" -- EXTINCT; Mexico City, Mexico (In an agreement to free Keiko, "Free Willy"); Dedicated September 26, 1994 67 "Earth Day Hawaii" -- Honolulu, Hawaii; Dedicated April 22, 1995 68 "Pacific Realm" (Ceiling) -- Laguna Beach, California; Dedicated November 6, 1996 69 "The Blues Whales" -- New Orleans, Louisiana; Dedicated May 3, 1997 70 "Heavenly Waters" -- Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Dedicated September 1, 1997 71 "Our Ocean Family" -- Apple Valley, Minnesota; Dedicated September 8, 1997 72 "Whale Commuters" -- Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Milwaukee County Courthouse Annex, over northbound lanes of I-43); Dedicated September 15, 1997; Mural demolished May 3, 2006, during removal of Courthouse Annex and Marquette Interchange reconstruction 73 "The Windy Whales" -- Chicago, Illinois; Dedicated September 22, 1997 74 "Orcas Passage" -- Indianapolis, Indiana; Dedicated September 29, 1997 75 "Song of the Whales" -- Cleveland, Ohio; Dedicated October 6, 1997 76 "Whale Tower" -- Detroit, Michigan; Dedicated October 13, 1997 77 "Eye of the Whale" -- Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Dedicated October 21, 1997 78 "Florida's Marine Life" -- Burdines Department Store, Miami, Florida; Dedicated May 4, 1998 79 "Santa Monica's Marine Life" -- Santa Monica, California (Relocated to Santa Monica Pier); Dedicated August 25, 1998 80 "World of Ocean Life" -- Salt Lake City, Utah; Dedicated September 7, 1998 81 "Atlantic Humpback Whales" -- Niagara Falls, New York; Dedicated September 29, 1998 82 "Ocean Life" -- Dallas, Texas; Dedicated April 16, 1999 83 "Race to Save the Ocean" -- Honolulu, Hawaii; Two racing hulls painted; America's Cup Racing Yacht "Abracadabra 2000" ; Dedicated June 12, 1999 84 "New Zealand Marine Life" -- New Zealand National Maritime Museum, Auckland, New Zealand; Dedicated October 15, 1999 85 "New Millennium" -- Honolulu, Hawaii (WW6 Re-creation -- "Hawaiian Humpbacks") (WW85 "New Millennium" -- side 2); Dedicated December 15, 1999 86 "Manatee Sanctuary" -- Homosassa Springs, Florida; Dedicated Oct. 23, 2000 87 "Florida's Radiant Reef" -- Marathon, Florida; Dedicated March 9, 2001 88 "Marine Life of the Gulf" -- Destin, Florida; Dedicated Oct. 17, 2001 89 "Humpback Realm" -- NAVY Exchange, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Dedicated December 2002 90 "Palau's Blue Corner" -- International Airport, Republic of Palau (Companion mural at the Etpison Museum); Dedicated February 2003 91 "Guam's Ocean Life" -- Guam International Airport, Hagatna, Guam; Dedicated February 19, 2004 92 "Baja Tranquility" -- La Paz, Baja California Sur; Dedicated August 8, 2005 93 "Great Whales of New Bedford" -- New Bedford, Massachusetts; Dedicated October 20, 2005 94 "Ride the Tide" -- Del Mar, California; Dedicated June 24, 2006 95 "Keys to the Seas" -- Key Largo, Florida; Dedicated February 12, 2007 96 "Riches of the Ocean" -- Pago Pago, American Samoa; Dedicated April 12, 2008 97 "Sea of Life" -- Plymouth, United Kingdom; Dedicated May 10, 2008 98 "Celebrating the Reef" -- Santos, Brazil; Dedicated May 17, 2008 99 "Water for Life" -- North Lauderdale, Florida; Dedicated June 14, 2008 100 "Hands Across the Oceans" -- Beijing, China; Dedicated July 21, 2008