Source: Photograph by WTL© (2015) of "History of Learning" mural (1953) at the University of Florida.
Comments: This middle portion of the mural purportedly illustrates "the spirit of man looking to the future, deriving strength from the past with the background of birds, beasts, flowers and fish indigenous to Florida." (publication of the Smathers Library)
Note: The identity of the outline portraits on the bottom has not been discovered, but, supposedly they are all of contributors to the history of education in Florida.
Humanities question: (A) What do you think of the quoted statement above about this section of the mural? (B) Give your own interpretation/evaluation of this segment of the mural.