By: Jos Sances

Medium: Screenprint
Year: 2023
Image Size: 20 x 15 inches
Paper Size: 24 x 18 inches
Edition of 20

Screen print portraying Herman Melville, based on Asa Twitchell’s portrait. Behind Melville rises the Bay of Naples, echoing the author’s travels, while below, a dramatic whaling scene unfolds with the ship Acushnet and boats confronting a great whale—an homage to Moby-Dick. Commissioned for The Melville Society Cultural Project at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, 2024.