Past Exhibits

College of San Mateo: The Photographs of Isago Isao Tanaka

Lower Rotunda

Celebrating 100 Years of College of San Mateo

College of San Mateo: The Photographs of Isago Isao Tanaka featured eight photographs celebrating the 100th anniversary of the College of San Mateo. In 1964, the College hired Tanaka as its photographer as it opened its new College Heights campus. The photographs shown reflect the themes of campus vision, student activism, student life and influential instructors.

The College has preserved Tanaka’s images in the San Mateo Community College District Historical Photograph Collection.

Exhibit Details

On view: August 23, 2022 – January 22, 2023
Location: Lower Rotunda

Participants in the College Readiness Program (CRP), photograph by Isago Isao Tanaka, College of San Mateo Archives.

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