History of Florida
Artist
Edward "Buk" Ulreich
Year1939
Classification
painting
Medium
fresco
Dimensionseach: 51 x 110 in. (129.5 x 279.4 cm)
Credits
New Deal Art Program
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Location
U.S. Courthouse
Tallahassee, FL
- Commissioned through the Section of Fine Arts, this series of eight murals illustrates the spirit of various epochs in Florida history. Five Standards on Parade shows the flags that have flown over Florida, "Bimini Island", Ponce de Leon", "Saturiba receiving the French", "Drake attacking St. Augustine", "Andrew Jackson", "Osceola in Conference with Hernandez", "Modern Florida".