Marine life artist Wyland said he was never contacted before crews began covering parts of his nearly 30-year-old downtown Dallas mural.
A massive marine life mural that has towered over downtown Dallas for nearly three decades is being partially painted over for a new FIFA World Cup-themed art project, drawing backlash from the mural’s creator and residents who say a landmark piece of public art is being erased.
The mural, known as “Whaling Wall 82,” was created by renowned marine life artist Wyland and has covered the side of a downtown building facing Akard Street since the
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