A new controversy on the old question of "What is Art?" is inspired by this nude fresco of Prometheus, mythological hero, on the wall of Frary Hall at Pomona College, Claremont. Conservatives of Claremont fought acceptance of the fresco, the work of Jose Clemente Orozo, on grounds it was too modernistic to be real art. The liberal element of students and faculty came to its defense, contending art is not confined to any age. Rev. A. M. Stauffer, the conservatives' leader, then admitted there would be no further objection. The fresco depicts Prometheus' agony as he tears from heaven the fire Zeus had taken away from man. Photo date: June 2, 1931.
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