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Running head: TURNER`S WHALER PAINTING 1

TURNER`S WHALER PAINTING 2

Turner`s Whaler Painting

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Turner`s Whaler Painting

Passage of information from one generation to the next has been done in various ways in the world. In the 17th century when writing and painting tools were not available information was still being conveyed from one generation to the other (Howard, 2015). For instance, Turner used the art of painting to pass the message of the challenges and the nice times the sea dwellers usually experience while at sea. However, despite not being equipped with modern tools and effective watermarks that would make the work appear clear and better anyone interested in the message in the painting would see the whales and other species of fishes that Turner indented to show to the viewers (Hokanson, 2016).

(Costello, 2017)

Turner himself never went to the sea and he is likely to have seen a whale neither dead nor alive and this must be the reason behind disagreement on his paintings. There is no clarity on what he was intending to paint and show the world (Art & Baetjer, 2009). Besides that, in comparison with the modern paintings and the works of some other painters, Turner`s work is way below the par due to lack of use of tools and a perfect understanding of what he intended to pass across (Brito, Vieira & Freitas, 2019).

Art, M. M., & Baetjer, K. (2009). British Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1575-1875. New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art.

This source describes the art at the museum in which the work of Turner has been displayed for all that visit the facility.

Brito, C., Vieira, N., & Freitas, J. G. (2019). The wonder whale: a commodity, a monster, a show and an icon. Anthropozoologica, 54(1), 13-27.

This source indicates that the name “whale” is not just about the whale that most of the people depict there is a lot that entails the whale and the name is used to mean various issues.

Costello, L. (2017). Power, Creativity, and Destruction in Turner's Fires. 19: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century.

This article highlights the depiction of Turner`s perception about fire since his early days. All the paintings from his early days to eventually the whaler paint him as a destructive artist.

Hokanson, A. (2016). "Turner's Whaling Pictures" The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 73, no. 4 (Spring, 2016). New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art.

This book is an illustration of the art collection at the Metropolitan Museum where Turner`s “Whaling pictures” are kept for future generations and current generations to have a glimpse of the work done by this artist.

Howard, M. (2015). Thomas Sturge and his fleet of South Sea whalers. International Journal of Maritime History, 27(3), 411-433.

This source illustrates how the people in South Sea valued their vessels more than anything. Thomas, one of the ship owners had rules that were to be followed by his crew and ensure that the appropriate routes were used when going to fish; he also maintained and had constant repair and check-ups on the vessels.

References

Art, M. M., & Baetjer, K. (2009). British Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1575-1875. New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Brito, C., Vieira, N., & Freitas, J. G. (2019). The wonder whale: a commodity, a monster, a show and an icon. Anthropozoologica, 54(1), 13-27.

Costello, L. (2017). Power, Creativity, and Destruction in Turner's Fires. 19: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Long Nineteenth Century.

Hokanson, A. (2016). "Turner's Whaling Pictures" The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 73, no. 4 (Spring, 2016). New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Howard, M. (2015). Thomas Sturge and his fleet of South Sea whalers. International Journal of Maritime History, 27(3), 411-433.