The article reviews the exhibitions featuring art work surrounding the 19th-century U.S. author Herman Melville including "Moby Dick: Heart of the Sea," running at the Rockford Art Museum in Illinois on April 17-July 5, 2009 and "Chasing the Whale in Northern Kentucky: Local Artists Respond to Moby-Dick," running at the Gallerie Zaum in Newport, Rhode Island on August 14-November 30, 2009.