to the school.
There is a cross at the top of a hill on campus and a large concrete "SMC" on top of one of the surrounding hills, which gets painted frequently by student groups around campus.
== Museum of Art ==
Saint Mary's College of California began collecting art in the early 20th century. Founded by professor Brother Fidelis Cornelius Braeg in 1934, the William Keith Gallery exhibited the museum's collection of paintings by the renowned California landscape artist, who lived from 1838 to 1911. Brother Cornelius wrote Old Master of California, a biography of Keith, after years or working directly with the artist's widow, Mary McHenry Keith.
The gallery was expanded in 1977 with a grant from the Hearst Art Foundation and reopened as the Hearst Art Gallery. Through this expansion, the gallery began exhibiting ethnographic materials and works by Western artists.
In 2011, the Hearst Art Gallery completed an extensive renovation and expansion project, and was renamed Saint Maryʼs College Museum of Art (SMCMoA). …
