Renowned artist Richard Ellis, known as the 'poet laureate' of the sea, has passed away at the age of 86. His work, including paintings of whales and books on marine life, was widely acclaimed for blending science with art. Ellis also contributed to the creation of the life-size blue whale at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
Richard Ellis fused an artistic flair with an encylopedic knowledge of the ocean to became the “poet laureate” of the sea. His paintings of whales and books about sharks, tuna and giant squid were widely acclaimed. https://t.co/b1ZylqP9x4
Richard Ellis, a polymath of marine life whose paintings, books and museum installations — especially the life-size blue whale at the American Museum of Natural History in New York — revealed the beauty and wonders of the ocean, has died at 86. https://t.co/cfEKBqsXkT
His prodigious paintings of whales and his books about sharks, giant squid and tuna were acclaimed for melding science with art. https://t.co/2kb6TfCFSB
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Richard Ellis, who helped build the life-size blue whale at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, died at 86. His work centered on marine life was acclaimed for melding science with art. https://t.co/g2gM0Qx0DS
Richard Ellis fused an artistic flair with an encyclopedic knowledge of the ocean to became the “poet laureate” of the sea. His paintings of whales and books about sharks, tuna and giant squid were widely acclaimed. https://t.co/iKNqxuIYMm
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Richard Ellis fused an artistic flair with an encyclopedic knowledge of the ocean to become the “poet laureate” of the sea. His paintings of whales and books about sharks, tuna and giant squid were widely acclaimed. He has died at 86. https://t.co/4ZvuVMN29t