April dammann writes the way sister corita paintswith heart, soul and much humanity for her subject. Corita is a biography, a history book, an exquisite art book and will stir the hearts of all who were with her during those tumultuous times, as well as introducing her brilliant work to a whole new generation. Corita kent, a catholic nun that became a famous pop artist created bold and colorful silkscreen prints that championed social justice causes. Artist, activist, teacher, and devout catholic corita kent 19181986 eloquently combined her. At 18 years of age kent entered the sisters of the immaculate heart, a teaching order, taking the name sister mary corita. Brandt, corita kent and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The corita art center houses the largest collection of corita s artwork, ephemera, articles, slides, and other materials. Corita kent, the nunturned artist, and her political prints from 1969. Boston knows corita kent as the artist whose splashes of color turned a gas storage tank into a beloved landmark. Artist corita kent 19181986, also known as sister mary corita, created highlystylized prints that played with the conventions of popular culture. Nun, activist, artist corita kent at the pasadena museum of california art corita kent. We welcome donations of corita s works or related materials. Corita kent forthcoming, in stock, and outofprint title information on museum exhibition catalogs, art monographs, and international books from the artbook d. Kent created several hundred serigraph designs, for posters, book covers, and murals.
Key themes in her work included christianity, and social justice. Corita kent, also known as sister mary corita, was an artist with an innovative approach to design and education. This fullscale survey of corita kents work includes prints and ephemera from all phases of her life, revealing her. She was also a teacher at the immaculate heart college. Corita s work reflected her concerns about poverty, racism, and war, and her messages of peace and social justice continue to resonate with audiences today. April dammann has captured her life, her spirit, and her enormous talent, beautifully.
That tank, visible from the southeast expressway, was. This fullscale survey of corita kents work includes prints and ephemera from all phases of her life, revealing her importance as an activist printmaker and a sylistic innovator in graphic design. Initially she taught young children on an inuit reservation in british columbia until retur. The heroes and sheroes series, comprised of 29 works, features the faces of figures like martin luther king jr. Corita kent 19181986 was an artist, educator, and advocate for social justice. By the 1960s, her vibrant serigraphs were drawing international acclaim. Sister mary corita kent the pop art of corita kent. Proceeds from our shop support the mission of the corita art center. During the 1960s, a woman named corita kent transformed a tiny art department in a hollywood catholic school into a global center for design and printmaking.
A nun, pop artist, and charismatic professor, sister corita kent taught her students to befriend a child, create their own tools, and most of all to plork. Corita kent november 20, 1918 september 18, 1986, born frances elizabeth kent and also known as sister mary corita kent, was an american roman catholic religious sister, artist, designer. The tumultuous times of corita kent national catholic. Store new and vintage corita merchandise including books, videos, gifts, apparel, cards, postcards and more. Sister corita kent addressed racism and war through her work, challenging the catholic church to keep pace with the liberal 1960s. Artist, activist, teacher, and devout catholic corita kent 19181986 eloquently combined her passions for faith and politics during her rich and varied career. Corita kent art monographs and museum exhibition catalogs.