Beauty in the Beast: Flora, Fauna, and Endangered Species of Artist Ralph Burke Tyree

A prolific artist illuminates the beauty of our planet.

As introduced in Tyree: Artist of the South Pacific, Ralph Burke Tyree helped popularize Polynesian art in the twentieth century. He enjoyed a professional career in California and the Pacific Rim, painting idyllic portraits and scenes in oils on board and, later, on fine black velvet.

In 1970, when the first Earth Day sparked the environmental movement of the 1970s, and DDT threatened the bald eagle and other birds of prey with extinction, endangered animals entered his repertoire. For the next decade, he chose these majestic creatures to be his muses, bringing awareness to their declining numbers.

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