Introduction

Welcome to Architecture and Public Art at CMC. In honor of Claremont McKenna College’s 75th Anniversary, join us as we celebrate the College’s vibrant history through a series of exhibitions commemorating the historic milestones, achievements, and individuals who have shaped the College. Reflecting on Claremont McKenna College’s modest origins will lead to perspectives on the College’s current success and will inform the College’s aspirations for the future. The eighth exhibition in the series, Architecture and Public Art at CMC, looks at the growth of the CMC campus over the years highlighting key building projects at the College with brief histories of campus buildings and grounds and examinations of notable campus architects and public artwork.

The Archives consulted a variety of sources in compiling this exhibit and are indebted to those historic resources, most notably, Commerce and Civilization, Claremont McKenna College: The First Fifty Years 1946-1996 by Kevin Starr and An Idea Becomes a College by Mabel Gibberd Benson.

Jack Stark ’57, then an assistant to President George C.S. Benson, surveys the construction of Bauer Center from Fawcett Hall in 1967. Stark served as the liaison officer during the building’s planning and construction.

The archives contain historical documents, some of which include perspectives and language reflecting the time in which they were written. Claremont McKenna College does not endorse all the views expressed in these documents.