Blue Whale of Catoosa, Oklahoma

Hugh Davis spent 36 years as a curator at the Tulsa Zoo, and when he retired he built a whale. It took him from 1970 to 1972 and 126 sacks of concrete, applied by hand over an iron frame, and it was a 34th anniversary present for his wife Zelta, who collected whale figurines. Eighty feet long and twenty feet tall, it still sits in the pond beside Route 66.

Hand-painted in Oklahoma City by Megan Ferrell. Part of the Paint Oklahoma series.

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• Paper Weight: 200 gsm (80 lb), thickness: 0.26 mm (10.3 mils).
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