Student murals opposite Interhueman mural on Mead Hall. On the left a mural depicting Japanese figures, in the center are three skull-like heads, on the right a figure sits on a giant banana.
Student mural above the entrance of Mead Hall was painted by students Darci Raphael and Aaron Rhodes in 1995. Their creation inspired other students to paint murals on the columns of the walkways that border Pellissier Mounds.
Student murals on balconies of Mead Hall. Mural on top depicts five heads; the mural on the bottom is a portrait of Che Guevara with a caption that reads, "Seremos como el Che... (We shall be like Che...)."
Interhueman, 1997; Acrylic, 31’ x 33’. Exterior of Y Tower, Mead Hall (dormitory). Created by Paul Botello with students, faculty and staff in May 1997. Addresses the themes of race, color, and unity. During the creation of the mural, Botello...
Student murals at Mead Hall entrance from west side of the Mounds. Two figures flank either side of walkway leading up stairs and above the doorway is another, larger mural.
Pitzer: Past, Present and Future mural, Avery Hall. Past panel shows Russell Pitzer, girl looking at landscape, and Indian women, the original residents of the land.
East exterior of Avery Hall. Created by Paul Botello with students, faculty and staff in May 1997. Community mural depicts the beginnings of Pitzer and shows founders and faculty. Mural has three panels (Past, Present, Future) and extends two...
Pitzer: Past, Present and Future mural, Avery Hall. Girl in pigtails looks out at landscape that will become Pitzer College. Image taken from photograph that has become iconic Pitzer image.
Pitzer: Past, Present and Future mural, Avery Hall. Photograph shows two students painting Present panel. Sketches and painting grid that students used to transfer sketches on paper to mural are visible.
Interhueman, 1997; Acrylic, 31’ x 33’. Exterior of Y Tower, Mead Hall (dormitory). Created by Paul Botello with students, faculty and staff in May 1997. Addresses the themes of race, color, and unity. During the creation of the mural, Botello...
