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A young visitor holds up his painted fish Gyotaku fish print at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
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Gyotaku Fish Print

 Gyotaku is a traditional form of Japanese art that began as a way for fisherman to...
A teacher and a young boy paint a fish mold to create a Gyotaku style print
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Gyotaku Fish Prints

 Gyotaku is a traditional form of Japanese art that began as a way for fisherman to...
A giant squid attacks a boat in a painting.
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Giant Squid Myth

 A giant squid attacks a boat - something that has not been known to happen in real...
During whale hunts, this carved whale box stored harpoon blades like the three shown beside it.
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Inupiat Harpoon Box

 During whale hunts, this carved whale box stored harpoon blades like the three...
Close-up of a 17th century painting shows how whales were brought ashore for processing and their blubber rendered into marketable oil.
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Basque Whalers

 Close-up of a 17th century painting shows how whales were brought ashore for...
A red and yellow gyotaku-style fish print of a flounder
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Gyotaku Flounder

 Gyotaku is a traditional form of Japanese art that began as a way for fisherman to...
This 1890 painting of Charles Darwin is on display at the Turin Museum of Human Anatomy.
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Charles Darwin

 This 1890 painting of Charles Darwin is on display at the Turin Museum of Human...