Scup (Stenotomus chrysops) by John L. Petrie, 1898 dakota spanning several of its most

spanning several of its most vibrant neighbourhoods

National Parks” by Dorothy Waugh (1930) is a striking Art Deco travel poster created at the dawn of America’s love affair with its great outdoors

and sunlit yellows drift through the background like filtered underwater light

meditative scene

Scup (Stenotomus chrysops) by John L. Petrie, 1898 dakota spanning several of its mostJohn L. Petries The Porgee or Scup, Stenotomus chrysops (1898) captures a sleek Atlantic fish with the refined precision that defined late Victorian natural history art. Created for William C. Harriss landmark series The Fishes of North America, the illustration exemplifies the eras union of scientific inquiry and painterly skill. Petrie was known for working directly from fresh, living specimens so that the sheen and true coloration could be recorded