Pomona College

college, Claremont, California, United States

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Pomona College is a private liberal arts college located in Claremont, California. It is the oldest of the Claremont Colleges, a consortium of educational institutions that share adjacent campuses and facilities. Founded in 1887 in the town of Pomona, the college moved to Claremont in 1889. Pomona College offers a broad curriculum in fine arts, humanities, and social and natural sciences. It is coeducational and has an enrollment of approximately 1,500 students, making it the largest undergraduate college within the Claremont Colleges consortium.12

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Claremont Colleges
…comprises five undergraduate schools (Pomona College, Scripps College, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, and Pitzer College) and two graduate schools (Claremont Graduate University and the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences). The campuses are adjacent to one another, and many facilities are shared,
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…comprises five undergraduate schools (Pomona College, Scripps College, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, and Pitzer College) and two graduate schools (Claremont Graduate University and the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences). The campuses are adjacent to one another, and many facilities are shared,
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José Clemente Orozco
Mature work and later years
…mural in the refectory of Pomona College in Claremont, Calif. In choosing to do a mural of Prometheus, Orozco temporarily abandoned social criticism and historical subjects in favour of a more universal theme: the self-sacrificing Titan from ancient Greek mythology who brings man fire. Orozco also turned away from the…
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…mural in the refectory of Pomona College in Claremont, Calif. In choosing to do a mural of Prometheus, Orozco temporarily abandoned social criticism and historical subjects in favour of a more universal theme: the self-sacrificing Titan from ancient Greek mythology who brings man fire. Orozco also turned away from the…
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