The Search for the Giant Squid by Richard Ellis

As soon as he heard about the founding of the International Society of Cryptozoology from the shark researcher and cryptozoologist Eugenie Clark, Ellis joined. He had just published The Book of Sharks when the new (and totally unexpected) shark was discovered in Hawaiian waters, and eventually he illustrated it for the publication in which it was first described. His research has taken him all over the world.Īlthough Ellis has had a long-standing interest in mythological animals (he drew unicorns, griffins, winged horses, and dragons as a child), his interest in cryptozoology really began with the 1976 discovery of the first megamouth. He has appeared in numerous television specials and has written screenplays on whales for PBS. His shark paintings have been featured in Sports Afield, Audubon, Sport Diver, Nautical Quarterly, Reader’s Digest, and of course his own Book of Sharks, now in its sixth printing, and called the most popular book on sharks ever written. His paintings of whales have appeared in Audubon, National Wildlife, Australian Geographic, the Encyclopaedia Britannica, and numerous other national and international publications. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1959.

Ellis was born in New York City, and grew up in Belle Harbor, Long Island.

Richard Ellis, known to most cryptozoologists through his work on the giant squid and sea monsters, is recognized in the larger world as a much-honored painter of marine natural history subjects.

The Search for the Giant Squid by Richard Ellis