"The Florida Marlins"

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Estimated Value $5,000.00

Item Number 172

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Original art work commemorating the Florida Marlins inaugural season. Watercolor on paper. Framed: 27 X 29 inches.

The fine art of world renowned artist, Dr. Guy Harvey, captures marine wildlife animals in their natural environment. With extraordinary detail and brilliant colors, Guy brings these creatures to life. Painting with a variety of medium on canvas, water color paper and spectacular wall murals, Guy is regarded as the world's premiere marine artist.  Guy's originals are reproduced as limited edition prints, canvas and paper giclees, fine art posters, tile art, books and other quality art products.

Guy Harvey is a unique blend of artist, scientist, diver, angler, conservationist and explorer, fiercely devoted to his family and his love of the sea. Growing up in Jamaica, Guy spent many hours fishing and diving with his father along the Island's south coast. He was obsessed with the creatures of the sea and began drawing pictures of the many different fish he observed. Born in Lippspringe, Germany on September 16, 1955 while his father was serving as a Gunnery Officer in the British Army, Guy is a 10th generation Jamaican of English heritage as his family immigrated to Jamaica in 1664. From his early inspirations, Guy's natural gift to recreate marine life has propelled him from Professor of Marine Biology to a Wildlife Artist and Photographer. Guy initially opted for a scientific education, earning high honors in Marine Biology at Aberdeen University in Scotland in 1977. He continued his formal training at the University of West Indies, where he obtained a Doctorate in Fisheries Management. 

A passion for the beauty and wonder of the underwater world has driven Dr. Guy Harvey to be a leading conservationist and advocate for the protection of our environment. Guy has donated time, money and art to raise the necessary funds and public awareness needed to preserve our oceans and its inhabitants. The Guy Harvey Research Institute at Nova Southeastern University has taken on a leadership role in providing the scientific information necessary to understand and protect the world's fish resources and biodiversity from continued decline. 

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