THE FAMILY is at the heart of the United Nations project. It is the centerpiece of the massive mural that presides over the Security Council chamber. The oil canvas painted by Norwegian artist Per Lasson Krohg (1889 – 1965) in 1952 depicts the world rebuilt after World War II around the theme of a phoenix rising from the ashes, and includes vignettes depicting agriculture, science, industry, progress, the founding of the United Nations, and a world in jubilation as it emerges from the darkness of conflict.