Blue Whale Skeleton
Scientific Name: Balaenoptera musculus
Artist/Maker/Manufacturer/Founder:
Collector: E.D. Mitchell, May 1974
Location: Port-au-Basque, Codroy region, Newfoundland
Catalogued: April 22, 2009
Material/Medium/Support: Complete skeleton (mounted for display)
Acquisition #: 1975-136
Catalogue #: CMNMA 55059
Institution Name: Canadian Museum of Nature
Copyright: N/A
Found in 1975 when it beached near Codroy, Newfoundland, the Canadian Museum of Nature’s blue whale underwent quite an aesthetic overhaul to be ready for its May 2010 debut in the museum’s new Water Gallery. This skeleton of the largest animal on Earth …
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PNINA GAGNON’S PAINTINGS: OF WHALES AND THE HUMAN CONDITION
Olivia C. Pipe,
M.A., Art History, Concordia University.
The blue whale is one of nature’s most resilient, beautiful and awe inspiring creatures. Despite numerous threats such as commercial whaling …
This essay was written by an M.A. student in a Museum Practice seminar in the Department of Art History, Faculty of Fine Arts, Concordia University. The seminar was taught by Dr. Loren Lerner with the assistance of Dina Vescio, a M.A. graduate of the program.
Littoral
Krystel Marois,
2009. Digital photograph.
17 x 11.25 cm
Krystel Marois is a photographer born and raised in Sherbrooke, Quebec, who is presently completing her Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography at …
This artwork, inspired by the national treasure, was created by a student artist in the Department of Studio Arts (Photography) under the supervision of Marisa Portolese, Assistant Professor in Studio Arts(Photography), Faculty of Fine Arts, Concordia University.
