Joseph Mugnaini

Italian/American
(1912–1992)

The Murder of Moby Dick
1980

Etching
18 x 24 in. (45.72 x 60.96 cm)
Museum Permanent Collection
1984.339

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This object has the following keywords:

• airplane
• animals
• fish
• insects
• night - The period between sunset and sunrise, especially the hours of darkness.
• ocean
• prints - Pictorial works produced by transferring images by means of a matrix such as a plate, block, or screen, using any of various printing processes. When emphasizing the individual printed image, use "impressions." Avoid the controversial expression "original prints," except in reference to discussions of the expression's use. If prints are neither "reproductive prints" nor "popular prints," use the simple term "prints." With regard to photographs, prefer "photographic prints"; for types of reproductions of technical drawings and documents, see terms found under "reprographic copies."
• water - A liquid made up of molecules of hydrogen and oxygen (HO2). When pure, it is colorless, tasteless, and odorless. It exists in gaseous, liquid, and solid forms; it is liquid at room temperature. It is the liquid of which seas, lakes, and rivers are composed, and which falls as rain. Water is one of the most plentiful and essential of compounds. It is vital to life, participating in virtually every process that occurs in plants and animals. One of its most important properties is its ability to dissolve many other substances. The versatility of water as a solvent is essential to living organisms. The term "water" is typically used to refer to the liquid form of this compound; for the solid or gaseous forms, use "ice" or "water vapor."
• whales - General term referring to any of the larger species of marine mammals of the order Cetacea that have fore-limbs like fins and a tail with horizontal flukes, and are hunted for their oil and whalebone.
• yellow

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

• The Day After Tomorrow; Art in Response to Turmoil and Hope Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art , 7/1/2020 - 12/19/2020
• SC Spring 24 - Insects , 12/1/2023 - 5/10/2024

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