Nationality
American
Title of Work
Preview
Medium
Book illustration
Height
8 1/2"
Width
6"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection: James Smith Pierce Collection
Status
Stored: 211A, JSP Box 11
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Additional Information
A double-sided book illustration reproduction of the painting done by E. Bostelmann.
Giant Parrotfish Being Cleaned by a School of Wrasse quote, "After browsing on living coral the Great Green-toothed Parrotfish (Pseudoscarus guacamaia) upends in mid-water and allows the numerous small Wrasse to clean the teeth and scales of all adhering debris."
Orange-Lighted Finger-Squid Catching Lanternfish (Not pictured) quote, "This unnamed said from a full mile depth has a pair of enormous eyes with white luminous spots on the iris, and two orange bull's-eye lights at the tips of the longest arms. Its life equipment is unsurpassed as regards eyesight, terrific speed, deadly suckers and muscular arms.