DALLAS — Artist Robert Wyland filed a lawsuit against FIFA and Dallas property owners on Monday, following the covering of his iconic Wyland Whaling Wall mural, once located at North Akard Street. The ...

A United States artist who painted a mural on a building in downtown Dallas of life-sized swimming whales has filed a $25m lawsuit against FIFA and other defendants, saying they illegally painted over ...

The artist who created the whale mural in Downtown Dallas has filed a $25 million lawsuit after his famous work was "destroyed." Wyland Whale Wall 82, completed in 1999, was painted over for a FIFA ...

Weeks after his iconic whale mural was painted over in downtown Dallas, marine artist Robert Wyland is taking the fight to federal court. The lawsuit seeks at least $25 million in damages and alleges ...

Dallas's preparations to host the World Cup this summer have sparked an outcry following the sudden disappearance of a beloved, giant mural of swimming whales in the city center. The artwork, a ...

As Dallas pulls out the stops for the World Cup this summer, one makeover is causing an uproar: the sudden disappearance of a beloved, giant mural downtown of swimming whales. "I see that mural almost ...

Is it worth mourning the now-lost whale mural by Wyland, recently painted over by surprise? On this point, I had some initial doubts. The mural wouldn’t qualify as a work of artistic genius. It was ...

A well-known whale mural in downtown Dallas was painted over to make way for FIFA World Cup branding. The mural, created in 1999 by artist Robert Wyland, was part of a global project to raise marine ...

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A longtime piece of the downtown Dallas skyline has vanished under a coat of bright blue paint — and many residents aren't happy about it. One of only 100 "Whaling Walls," the massive ocean‑life ...

One whale and a pod of dolphins are all that remain of a beloved mural in Downtown Dallas. The piece was painted by an artist who goes by Wyland. It was part of a 30-year project to paint over 100 ...

DALLAS, Texas — A well-known downtown Dallas mural created by marine life artist Wyland is being painted over as part of a new project tied to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, sparking backlash from the ...