Common Sunfish (Eupomotis gibbosus) by John L. Petrie, 1898 Size:14x24in (36x60cm) Greenland and even the Falklands

Greenland and even the Falklands

and Union Station

doubling the sense of stability and serenity while suggesting the transcendental idea that nature reflects something larger than itself

making it a valuable piece for understanding the park's history and its role in American leisure and tourism

Common Sunfish (Eupomotis gibbosus) by John L. Petrie, 1898 Size:14x24in (36x60cm) Greenland and even the FalklandsJohn L. Petries The Common Sunfish, Eupomotis gibbosus (1898) is a luminous Victorian zoological illustration created for William C. Harriss landmark series, The Fishes of North America. Rendered as a chromolithographic plate at the height of late 19thcentury natural history publishing, this work marries scientific observation with painterly finesse. Harris and Petrie worked from living specimens so that the iridescence, patterning, and subtle tonal