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Colossal Olmec Head Finds New Life Beside City College STEAM Building

Colossal Olmec Head Finds New Life Beside City College STEAM Building

After traveling 2,500 miles up from Veracruz, Mexico, El Rey still had one last journey to make. Only this time, the move was across the street. The giant Olmec head, "El Rey," was carved by renowned Mexican sculptor Maestro Ignacio Perez Solano. It is a reproduction of the original piece unearthed

Unanswered Questions Revolve Around the Return of Diego Rivera’s Masterpiece Mural to City College in 2024

Unanswered Questions Revolve Around the Return of Diego Rivera’s Masterpiece Mural to City College in 2024

Lots of unanswered questions exist around both the date of return of the mural back to City College and storage logistics while waiting for the much anticipated Diego Rivera Theater to be built.

Diego Rivera Mural Awaits its New Home

Diego Rivera Mural Awaits its New Home

Diego Rivera’s “Pan American Unity” mural will finally be accessible to the public due to a National Endowment for the Humanities grant. The move to SFMOMA is currently still delayed, but the plan is for the mural to stay there until Fall of 2022, then return to City College’s PAEC building.

Diego Rivera Mural Moving to SFMOMA

Diego Rivera Mural Moving to SFMOMA

The “Pan American Unity” mural by Diego Rivera will be moved to SFMOMA for their new exhibition dedication to Rivera called “Diego Rivera’s America”. Rivera’s mural is remembered as a very historical piece of City College history.

Olmec head made out of volcanic rock turns 10

Olmec head made out of volcanic rock turns 10

By Mary Strope The Guardsman Nestled in the Frida Kahlo Garden courtyard adjacent to Ocean Campus’ Diego Rivera Theatre sits El Rey, a looming, 14-ton replica of an ancient Olmec head made of igneous volcanic rock. Ten years ago this October, Ignacio Pérez Solano’s 9-foot statue completed a 2,