Focus on Prometheus (Orozco) and explain the Production.
The mural was commissioned in 1930 for Pomona's newly built neo-Gothic men's dining hall by its architect, Sumner Spaulding, and professor of art history and Hispanic studies José Pijoán. Journalist Alma Reed, a patron of Orozco's in New York, also helped the artist obtain the commission. Students helped to raise $300 of Orozco's artist fee of $2500 (equivalent to $44,000 in 2022).
Orozco stayed on campus for three months to complete the mural, living in a Clark dormitory, eating meals at Frary, and using students as models. He was assisted in the painting by Jorge Juan Crespo de la Serna, particularly with the side panels.
José Pijoán Jorge Juan Crespo de la Serna Alma Reed Sumner Spaulding neo-Gothic