Research Catalog

Title

Ocean : exploring the marine world / [Commissioning editor: Victoria Clarke].

Publication

London ; New York : Phaidon Press Limited 2022.

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Additional Authors

Clarke, Victoria

Description

351 pages : chiefly illustrations; 31 cm

Summary

Oceanography and art collide in this visual celebration of humans' relationship with the marine world. From early nautical cartography, scientific illustrations and astounding maps of the ocean floor to ancient Roman mosaics, Japanese woodblock prints and pop-culture ephemera Ocean takes readers across continents and cultures, spanning more than 3,000 years of history. Vivid, full-page images reveal prehistoric marine creatures and fossils, mysterious flora and fauna, mythical creatures of the deep and surfing icons of today. Explore the diverse groups of fish and coral on the Great Barrier Reef, jellyfish from the deepest location on Earth and life in the polar waters of the Arctic and Antarctic. Learn about the dangers facing our planet's oceans due to climate change activity and the dedicated efforts of conservationists to benefit our underwater ecosystems. Developed with a panel of marine biologists, research scientists, conservationists, photographers, museum curators and experts from organizations including the Wildlife Conservation Society and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Ocean illustrates Sylvia Earle's observation: 'Everyone, everywhere is inextricably connected to and utterly dependent upon the existence of the sea. Featured artists, designers, explorers, photographers and other creators include: Mary Anning, Brian Skerry, Jacques Cousteau, David Doubilet, Sylvia Earle, Damien Hirst, David Hockney, Katsushika Hokusai, Esther Horvath, NASA, Sebastiao Salgado, Vincent van Gogh, Yayoi Kusama, Eileen Agar, Edward Burtynsky, Ray Eames, Ernst Haeckel, Kerry James Marshall, Greg Lecoeur, Claude Monet, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Catherine Opie.

Subject

• Ocean > Pictorial works
• Marine biology > Pictorial works
• Marine animals in art
• Sea in art
• Ocean
• Marine biology

Genre/Form

• Pictorial works.
• Illustrated works.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

N8240

ISBN

• 9781838664787
• 1838664785

LCCN

40031645748

OCLC

• on1344291623
• 1344291623
• SCSB-14495587

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries