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Arts and Education
This composition focuses on artistic and intellectual development in Utah. The adult muse offers educational guidance to the child, who represents the youth of Utah. The muse cradles a lyre, an ancient symbol of music and poetry. The young girl peers into a book of names of great authors of the Western world. The book, titled Literature, features a picture of a gryphon. A scroll of sheet music extends over the front of the base and offers the girl her next learning opportunity. The girl holds an aulos, an ancient Greek flute. The unfinished wreath in her right hand symbolizes yet unrealized potential. The two large volumes lying at the girl's feet represent the unlimited knowledge and stimulation available to those who read for sustenance. The lower book, titled Civilization, metaphorically contains all human knowledge. The top book is open to a list of fundamental categories of inquiry. |