List of Whaling Walls
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This is the list of Whaling Walls, large outdoor murals of whales and other sea life, that have been completed by the artist Wyland. The name is a pun on, but is otherwise unrelated to, the Wailing Wall of Jerusalem.
- 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 in 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 9th, 1990
- 20 “Gray Whale Migration”
- EXTINCT
- San Diego, California
- Dedicated July 9, 1990
- 21 “Washington Orcas”
- Tacoma, Washington
- Dedicated July, 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 24th, 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 23rd, 1993
- 48 “Coastal Dolphins”
- Wilmington, North Carolina
- Dedicated August 30th, 1993
- 49 “Right Whales off the South Carolina Coast”
- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- Dedicated September 6th, 1993
- 50 “Atlanta’s Right Whales”
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Dedicated September 16th, 1993
- 51 “Florida’s Dolphins”
- Sarasota, Florida
- Dedicated September 20th, 1993
- 52 “Florida’s Living Reef”
- Key West, Florida
- Dedicated September 27th,1993
- 53 “Orcas off the Gulf of Mexico”
- South Padre Island, Texas
- Dedicated March 14th, 1994
- 54 “Alaska’s Marine Life”
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Dedicated August 8th, 1994
- 55 “Orcas A-30 Subpod”
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Dedicated August 15th, 1994
- 56 “Vancover Island Orcas”
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Dedicated August 15th, 1994
- 57 “Leap of Faith”
- Seattle, Washington
- Dedicated August 22nd, 1994
- 58 “Orcas off the San Juan Islands”
- Seattle, Washington
- Dedicated August 22nd, 1994
- 59 “Gray Whales off Oregon Coast”
- Newport, Oregon
- Dedicated August 29th, 1994
- 60 “Spyhopping Gray Whale”
- San Francisco, California
- Dedicated September 5th, 1994
- 61 “Grays off the San Francisco Coast”
- EXTINCT
- San Francisco, California
- Dedicated September 5th, 1994
- 62 “Celebrating Gray Whales”
- EXTINCT
- Hollywood, California
- Dedicated September 12th, 1994
- 63 “Life Size Blue Whales”
- Hollywood, California
- Dedicated September 12th, 1994
- 64 “San Diego Migration”
- San Diego, California
- Dedicated September 19th, 1994
- 65 “Friendly Grays of San Ignacio”
- EXTINCT
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Dedicated September 26th, 1994
- 66 “Free Keiko”
- EXTINCT
- Mexico City, Mexico
- (In an agreement to free Keiko, “Free Willy”)
- Dedicated September 26th, 1994
- 67 “Earth Day Hawaii”
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Dedicated April 22nd, 1995
- 68 “Pacific Realm” (Ceiling)
- Laguna Beach, California
- Dedicated November 6th, 1996
- 69 “The Blues Whales”
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Dedicated May 3rd, 1997
- 70 “Heavenly Waters”
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Dedicated September 1st, 1997
- 71 “Our Ocean Family”
- Apple Valley, Minnesota
- Dedicated September 8th, 1997
- 72 “Whale Commuters”
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Milwaukee County Courthouse Annex, over northbound lanes of I-43)
- Dedicated September 15th, 1997
- Mural demolished May 3, 2006, during removal of Courthouse Annex and Marquette Interchange reconstruction
- 73 “The Windy Whales”
- Chicago, Illinois
- Dedicated September 22nd, 1997
- 74 “Orcas Passage”
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Dedicated September 29th, 1997
- 75 “Song of the Whales”
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Dedicated October 6th, 1997
- 76 “Whale Tower”
- Detroit, Michigan
- Dedicated October 13th, 1997
- 77 “Eye of the Whale”
- Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Dedicated October 21st, 1997
- 78 “Florida’s Marine Life”
- Burdines Department Store, 22 East Flagler St., Miami, Florida
- Dedicated May 4th, 1998
- 79 “Santa Monica’s Marine Life”
- Santa Monica, California (Relocated to Santa Monica Pier)
- Dedicated August 25th, 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
