Whaling Walls, the name given to the murals of Robert
Wyland, are life-size paintings of the world's
whales. The smallest, at the National Zoo, measures 30 by 15 feet and used 50 gallons of paint. The largest, in
Long Beach, CA is ten stories tall, 1225 feet in diameter, and used 7000 gallons of paint.
Wyland's Whaling Walls
1. Laguna Beach, California
Gray Whale and Calf - 1981
2. Dana Point, California
Young Gray Whale - 1982
3. Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Spyhopping - 1984
4. White Rock, B.C. Canada
The Gray Whale Family - 1984
5. Seattle, Washington
The Orcas of Puget Sound - 1984
6. Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaiian Humpbacks - 1985
7. Vancouver, B.C. Canada
California Gray Whales - 1985
8. Del Mar, California
Orcas - 1985
9. Oahu, Hawaii
First Voyage - 1986
10. Orlando, Florida
Manatees - 1986
11. Orlando, Florida
First Born - 1986
12. Laguna Beach, California
Laguna Coast- 1987
13. Vancouver Island(?)-
A-5 Pod - 1987
14. Funabashi, Japan
Sperm Whales - 1987
15. Oahu, Hawaii
Dolphins Off Makapuu Point - 1988
16. Mission Beach, California
Orcas Off Point Loma - 1989
17. Osaka, Japan
Bottlenose Dolphins - 1989
18. Nice, France
Sperm Whales of the Mediterranean - 1989
19. San Diego, California
Forbidden Reef - 1990
20. San Diego, California
Gray Whale Migration - 1990
21. Tacoma, Washington
Washington Orcas - 1990
22. Yamagata, Japan
Orca Heaven - 1990
23. Bundaburg, Australia - 1990
24. Sydney, Australia - 1990
25. Detroit, Michigan
Humpbacks - 1990
26. Marathon Keys, Florida
Sperm Whales and Florida Keys Reef - 1990
27. Marathon Keys, Florida
Minke Whales - 1990
28. Kapoa Kauai, Hawaii
A Time for Conservation - 1991
29. Kapoa Kauai, Hawaii
Humpbacks Off the Pali Coast - 1991
30. Maui, Hawaii
Maui Humpback Breaching - 1991
31. Redondo Beach, California
Gray Whale Migration - 1991
32. Taiji, Japan
Whales - 1991
33. Long Beach, California
Planet Ocean - 1992
34. Oracle, Arizona
Ocean Biosphere - 1993
35. Portland, Oregon
Orcas of the Oregon Coast - 1993
36. Portland, Maine
Whales Off the Gulf of Maine - 1993
37. Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Isle of Shoals Humpbacks - 1993
38. Boston, Massachussetts
Stellwagon Bank Humpbacks - 1993
39. Providence, Rhode Island
Finback Whales - 1993
40. New York, New York
Inner City Whales - 1993
41. New London, Connecticut
The Great Sperm Whales - 1993
42. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
East Coast Humpbacks - 1993
43. Wildwood, New Jersey
Humbacks Off the Jersey Coast - 1993
44. Wilmington, Delaware
Delaware Marine Animals - 1993
45. Washington D.C.
Dolphins, Small-tooth Whales - 1993
46. Baltimore, Maryland
Extinct Atlantic Gray Whales - 1993
47. Norfolk, Virgina
Humpbacks Off the Virginia Coast - 1993
48. Wilmington, North Carolina
Coastal Dolphins - 1993
49. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Right Whales Off the Carolina Coast - 1993
50. Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta's Right Whales - 1993
51. Sarasota, Florida
Florida's Dolphins - 1993
52. Key West, Florida
Florida's Living Reef - 1993
53. South Padre Island, Texas
Orcas Off the Gulf of Mexico - 1994
54. Anchorage, Alaska -
Alaska's Marine Life - 1994
55. Vancouver, British Columbia -
Orcas A-30 Subpod - 1994
56. Vancouver, British Columbia -
Vancouver Island Orcas - 1994
57. Seattle, Washington -
Leap of Faith - 1994
58. Seattle, Washington -
Orcas Off the San Juan Islands - 1994
59. Newport, Oregon -
Gray Whales Off the Oregon Coast - 1994
60. San Francisco, California
Spyhopping Gray Whales - 1994
61. San Francisco, California
Grays Off California Coast - 1994
62. Los Angeles, California
Celebrating Gray Whales - 1994
63. Los Angeles, California
Life-size Blue Whales - 1994
64. San Diego, California
San Diego Migration - 1994
65. Mexico City, Mexico
Friendly Grays Off San Ignacio - 1994
66. Mexico City, Mexico
Free Keiko - 1994
67. Honolulu, Hawaii
Earth Day Hawaii - 1995
68. Laguna Beach, California
Pacific Realm - 1996
69. New Orleans, Louisiana
The Blues Whales - 1997
70. Toronto, Ontario
Heavenly Waters - 1997
71. Apple Valley, Minnesota
Our Ocean Family - 1997
72.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Whale Commuters - 1997
73. Chicago, Illinois
The Windy Whales - 1997
74. Indianapolis, Indian
Orca's Passage - 1997
75. Cleveland, Ohio
Song of the Whales - 1997
76. Detroit, Michigan
Whale Tower - 1997
77. Toronto, Ontario
Eye of the Whale - 1997
78. Miami, Florida
Florida's Marine Life - 1998
79. Los Angeles, California
Malibu's Marine Life - 1998
80. Salt lake City, Utah
World of Ocean Life - 1998
81. Niagara Falls, New York
Atlantic Humpback Whales - 1998
82. Dallas, Texas
Ocean Life - 1999
83. The
America's Cup yacht "Abracadabra"
Race to Save the Ocean - 1999
84. Auckland, New Zealand - 1999
85. Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu's Whaling Wall - 1999
86. Homosassa Springs, Florida - 2000
Milwaukee's whaling wall fell victim to freeway expansion in 2006.