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Too Big to Fail
Too Big to Fail
Too Big to Fail

Too Big to Fail

Artist (born 1938)
Date2015
MediumAcrylic on panel
Dimensions17 x 35 in. (43.2 x 88.9 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2026.006
DescriptionARTIST’S STATEMENT:
The hunting of whales and their potential extinction have always been areas of concern for me. The motto here is ironic, because the whale is not too big to fail. Whales can be hunted to extinction. And these things in the background – the balloon dog, the pyramids, Mount Fuji – will all be eroded and disappear at some point, but the whale could go much sooner than that, unfortunately. The style of the waves is influenced by Japanese woodblock prints, which I have collected in the past.

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