1995 Walter Anderson, his works, books, and life by Chris Jones, also of SHS Related Web Sites Bibliography Walter Anderson's Mural Walter Anderson's most famous and most controversial work is, without a doubt, his little room in the cabin on Horn Island.
Many people have many different opinions as to what it represents and why it was painted.
There is even more speculation over what the woman figure on the chimney is, or whether or not he finished it. Walter Anderson's family believes that the woman is the Mississippi River and the mural a tribute to God. Others think that the entire mural is a depiction of Psalms 104 and the female figure is an angel. Still others think he painted the mural for nature and all the wonders it had provided him. He could also have painted the mural to create a world that he could live in, a place where he could be accepted and allowed to simply be.