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Notes and photographs concerning the location of the new Brown vs. Board of Education mural to be painted in the Kansas Statehouse in 2018.

View of the Denver Inner City Parish, a non-denominational, human service nonprofit organization in the Lincoln Park Neighborhood, 1212 Mariposa Street in Denver, Colorado. The building is a one story blond brick structure with a standing seam, metal mansard roof. A brightly colored painted mural with an Aztec theme adorns the south side of the building. A low brick wall on the west elevation has white letters that read: "Denver Inner City Parish." The Parish was established in 1960 with a focus on helping improve quality of life for low-income Latin-American and Mexican families in the surrounding neighborhoods.

View of the Catholic Escuela de Guadalupe, 3401 Pecos Street in the Highland Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows a two story, red brick building with a fence along the sidewalk with banners that read: "Escuela de Guadalupe." In front of the fence is a low wall painted with a brightly colored mural with the face of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The school was opened in 1999. The building was originally Mt. Carmel School.

View of a mural of Cesar Chavez painted by artist Javier Flores on the side of a building located at Morrison Road and Lowell Blvd. in the Westwood neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Lettering on the mural reads: "Remember ¡Si, Se Puede!" Lettering on the building reads: "Cultura Cura" and "www.graspyouth.org."

Detail of a mural in progress by Pitzer maintenance staff member, Stefan Eatmon. Detail shows part of a clock and street signs pointing the way to the "Grove House," the "Gold Center, ""Knowledge, ""Creativity, ""Truth," and the "Mounds." The mural is on Mead Hall's Z Tower.

Mural in progress by Pitzer maintenance staff member, Stefan Eatmon. Mural shows a large red and yellow clock surrounded by flames, a large blue pen, and street signs pointed the way to the "Grove House," the "Gold Center, ""Knowledge, ""Creativity, ""Truth," and the "Mounds." The mural is on Mead Hall's Z Tower.

Labor activist Dolores Huerta signs a student portrait painted of her. Dolores Huerta was on the Pitzer campus for Cesar Chavez Day 2007 when the portrait was revealed. The mural is on the walkway in front of Holden Hall. The mural is based on a portrait by Barbara Carazco. Above the portrait the words "Women" and "Struggle" are visible as well as "Si Se Puede!" (Yes We Can). Below the portrait, it says, "Viva Dolores Huerta!"

Labor activist Dolores Huerta looks at a student mural of herself painted on the walkway in front of Holden Hall. The mural is based on a portrait by Barbara Carazco. Huerta was on the Pitzer campus for Cesar Chavez Day 2007 when the portrait was revealed and then signed by her. Above the portrait the words "Women" and "Struggle" are visible as well as "Si Se Puede!" (Yes We Can). Below the portrait, it says, "Viva Dolores Huerta!"

Mural in progress by Pitzer maintenance staff member, Stefan Eatmon. Detail shows a giant red, yellow, and orange clock surrounded by flames. The mural is on Mead Hall's Z Tower.

Mural of Dolores Huerta on the walkway in front of Holden Hall. Above Huerta's portrait it says, "Honoring Women in the Struggle" and "Si Se Puede!" (Yes We Can). Beneath her portrait, it says, "Viva Dolores Huerta!" The mural is based on a portrait by Barbara Carazco.

Scaffolding and mural in progress on the McConnell Center patio wall. The mural was being painted by muralist Paul Botello and Pitzer students.

Student mural on column of a scene from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Alice plays croquet using a flamingo as a mallet and hedgehogs as balls.

Student mural of stylized women surrounded by stars on column in front of Mead Hall.

Serpent mural on Avery Hall, recreated in 1997 by the artist Yando Rios and students.

Pitzer: Past, Present and Future mural, Avery Hall. Detail of Present panel shows students during the time the mural was painted. The names of students who worked on the mural appear at the bottom.

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 also taught a class on "Murals, World Wall Art." Next to Botello's mural are som student murals along dormitory balconies. A mural on top depicts a row of heads, while the mural below is a portrait of Che Guevara.

Student mural on column of a woman with a child on her shoulders. Activists hold signs that say "Paz" and "Solidaridad."

Pitzer: Past, Present and Future mural, Avery Hall. Portrait of Professor Barry Sanders in Present panel.

Student mural on column in four parts: an alarm clock, a woman with her eyes closed, a man with his eyes closed, and a composition book.

Student mural of the moon on north side of Avery Hall, Caption on right side says, "Nihil Obstat (nothing hinders)."

Bronze by alumnus Peter Harper on column south of Avery Hall.

Student mural of Mumia Abu-Jamal on column at corner of Holden Hall. Beneath the painting is a URL and a quotation. "Many people say it is insane to resist the system, but actually it is insane not to."

Student mural on column depicting an man standing in front of a red curtain and speaking into a microphone. The message says, "Lack of U.S. awareness, surplus of missing women, stop injustice, kill ignorance. Pay no attention to the 800 women behind the curtain. Speak out for them."

Scaffolding and mural in progress on McConnell Center patio wall. The mural was painted by muralist Paul Botello and Pitzer students in the summer of 2006.

Student mural of a banana and a small figure holding a large spoon on column. The caption reads, "My spoon is too big. I am a banana."

Student mural of a figure in green on a walkway column in front of Mead Hall. Underneath the figure is the caption, "Live. Breathe. Be Free."

Student mural on wall of Mead Hall. Scene from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with Caterpillar smoking a hookah while sitting on a mushroom with Alice looking over the edge.

Student mural of birds on column in front of Holden Hall.

Serpent mural on top of Avery Hall, recreated in 1997. Originally painted in 1973 by Peruvian artist Yando Rios with a group of students. The mural had been painted over and was recreated by the artist and students in a classic apprentice/master relationship.

Student mural of doughnuts, a striped beetle, an audiotape, and a hand on a walkway column in front of Holden Hall. Scrabble letters beneath spell out the words "Kohoutek, 2005."

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 also taught a class on "Murals, World Wall Art."

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.

Student mural on column of a red fist in a woman symbol surrounded by quotations.

Mural above entrance to Mead Hall depicting men standing on their hands, a man looking out of a window, and two men standing on either side of a flowering plant.

Student mural on walkway column near McConnell Center depicting a man painting a picture of a waterfall, musical notes, a woman's head, and fish.

Pitzer: Past, Present and Future mural, Avery Hall. Detail shows fish swimming at the base of Brant Tower among cars and television sets. The date and the names of students who worked on the mural are at the bottom.

Pitzer: Past, Present and Future mural, Avery Hall. Detail shows animal figure and names of artists.

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. Mural addresses the themes of race, color, and unity. During the creation of the mural, Botello also taught a class on "Murals, World Wall Art."

Student mural of a figure leaning against oversized fruit, Mead Hall.

Detail of bronze by alumnus Peter Harper on column south of Avery Hall.

Student mural on column of a hand emerging from an agave plant.

Artist Peter Harper stands in front of bronze he installed on column south of Avery Hall.

Pitzer: Past, Present and Future mural on exterior wall 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 stories; top and bottom can be seen together only from a distance.

Lower panels of Pitzer: Past, Present and Future mural, Avery Hall.

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 also taught a class on "Murals, World Wall Art."

Pitzer: Past, Present and Future mural, Avery Hall. Detail of lower panels, "Past" and "Present" from left of mural looking right with student on a skateboard going by.

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. Monumental figures depicting the four great races surround an enigmatic being that symbolizes the unity of humanity. Around the figures, linked by a chain, float icons denoting each race's contributions to the whole. According to Botello, the chain signifies both the struggle of humanity and an umbilical cord that physically binds us together.