Join us on Tuesday, November 18th at 6:00pm for "Drawing Out Leviathan: The Evolution of the Whale in Art and Science," presented by Russell Hawley.
"This is an historical and scientific overview of the biggest animals that have ever lived – the cetaceans," says Hawley. "Hardly anything was known about the great whales in the Middle Ages, and natural historians came up with ideas about them that ranged from imaginative to just plain weird. We’ll be looking at some of these unusual depictions of whales in medieval art, and see how the invention of Scuba gear led to a revolution in the way that whales are depicted. We’ll also see what fossils tell us about the whales of the ancient past. The origin of whales was a complete mystery for many years, but a flood of new discoveries in the last couple of decades has revealed a wealth of detail about the origin of whales and revealed the identity of their closest living relatives – the answer may surprise you!"
Hawley graduated from the University of Colorado in 1991 with a degree in fine art. His artwork has appeared in the America’s Smithsonian anniversary traveling exhibition, in “Islands in the Cosmos: The Evolution of Life on Land” by Dr. Dale A. Russell, in “Oceans of Kansas” by Michael Everhart, and several issues of Prehistoric Times magazine. Aside from being the Tate Geological Museum’s Educational Specialist, Russel also gives tours, writes articles for the museum newsletter, and produces illustrations for the museum displays.
The presentation is free, family-friendly, and open to the public. It will take place in the museum’s Africa-Arctic Room. For more information, call 307-235-2108. The Werner Wildlife Museum, located off the Casper College campus at 405 E. 15th Street, is free and open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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