photo © Robin Dunitz
Date
1930
Location
Frary Hall, interior men's dining room
Pomona College
near 6th St. and College Way
Claremont
Media Notes
Fresco, interior, 20' x 28.5'
Orozco was assisted by Jorge Crespo de la Serna.
Description
This was one of the first Mexican murals painted in the United States. It has received international attention, in part because its artist was one of Mexico's three master muralists (along with Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros). According to Greek mythology, the god Prometheus gave fire "with all its dangers and possibilities" to humankind even though as punishment he was chained to a rock where every day an eagle ripped his flesh and ate his liver.
1930
Location
Frary Hall, interior men's dining room
Pomona College
near 6th St. and College Way
Claremont
Media Notes
Fresco, interior, 20' x 28.5'
Orozco was assisted by Jorge Crespo de la Serna.
Description
This was one of the first Mexican murals painted in the United States. It has received international attention, in part because its artist was one of Mexico's three master muralists (along with Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros). According to Greek mythology, the god Prometheus gave fire "with all its dangers and possibilities" to humankind even though as punishment he was chained to a rock where every day an eagle ripped his flesh and ate his liver.