Prometheus, Claremont, 1930, detail

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Detail of Prometheus, Claremont, 1930. Frary Dining Hall, interior, Pomona College, College Way and 6th Street, Claremont. 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 most famous 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 human kind even though as punishment he was chained to a rock for eternity and every day an eagle ripped his flesh and ate his liver. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 343, #1.

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Title Prometheus, Claremont, 1930, detail

Subject Mural painting and decoration (lcsh), Prometheus (Greek deity) (lcsh), Street art (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Claremont (populated places), College Way at 6th Street (roadways), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Geocoordinate 34.09967,-117.712605 (point)

Temporal Subject 1930

Type images

Format 1 slide (extent), 2 x 2 in. (dimensions), color (color), color slides (aat), slides (photographs) (aat)

Source Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002 (collection), University of Southern California (contributing entity)

Date Created 1930

Creator Dunitz, Robin J. (photographer), Orozco, Jose Clemente (artist)

Contributor Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.) (sponsor)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email afa@usc.edu

Repository Name USC Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library

Repository Location Watt Hall 4d, USC, Los Angeles, California, 90089-0294, USA

Rights Dunitz, Robin J.

Access Conditions The images are accessible for fair use. However, muralists retain all rights to their work, and Robin Dunitz retains copyright for the images. Any requests for permission to reproduce the images must be directed to: Robin Dunitz, rjdunitz@comcast.net. The files represent Ms. Dunitz' personal collection of materials collected over the years of her involvement in documenting and preserving Los Angeles murals. They are available for consultation in the Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Identifier dunitz-1539.tif (filename), dunitz-1539 (identifying number), dunitz-c15-1538 (legacy record id)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 1538

Unique identifier UC1602843

Legacy Identifier dunitz-1539

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 18.6 in × 12.5 in at 300dpi
47.4 cm × 31.7 cm at 300dpi

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Title Prometheus, Claremont, 1930

Description Prometheus, Claremont, 1930. Frary Dining Hall, interior, Pomona College, North College Way and East 6th Street, Claremont. 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 most famous 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 human kind even though as punishment he was chained to a rock for eternity and every day an eagle ripped his flesh and ate his liver. Fresco, 20' x 28' 6", by Jose Clemente Orozco, assisted by Jorge Crespo de la Serna. Sponsored by Pomona College. -- Dunitz, Street gallery, rev. 2nd ed., p. 343, #1.

Subject Mural painting and decoration (lcsh), Prometheus (Greek deity) (lcsh), Street art (lcsh)

Coverage Spatial California (states), Claremont (cities), Los Angeles (counties), North College Way at East 6th Street (roadways), USA (countries)

Coverage Temporal 1930

Inherited Subject Mural painting and decoration (lcsh), Prometheus (Greek deity) (lcsh), Street art (lcsh)