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1405 Whales.
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Unique Block Print, whale bone fragments & text.
42"x29"x4"

The text on this piece: "One-thousand four-hundred and five whales were driven ashore in Truro, Massachusetts in 1874 in the largest whale stranding in recorded history. Their bodies stretched along one mile of beach near Great Hollow and 27,000 gallons of blackfish oil were harvested". There are 1405 images of pilot whales in this piece.
Daniel Ranalli: Whale Stranding   is currently a solo exhibition at:
The New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA through February 5, 2024.  It is accompanied by a 70-page fully illustrated catalog with essays by the artist and others associated with whale strandings. ore information here:   https://www.whalingmuseum.org/exhibition/whale-strandings-daniel-ranalli/