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The artist who painted a giant mural on a building in downtown Dallas of life-sized swimming whales has filed a $25 million lawsuit against soccer’s international governing body and others, saying ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...