Corita Kent: Ordinary Things Will Be Signs for Us Ault Julie
Corita Kent: Ordinary Things Will Be Signs for Us Ault Julie Corita Kent's photographs of vernacular inspiration--from street signs and folk art to kites, parades and fairsCorita Kent, formerly…
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Corita Kent: Ordinary Things Will Be Signs for Us Ault Julie
Corita Kent's photographs of vernacular inspiration--from street signs and folk art to kites, parades and fairsCorita Kent, formerly Sister Mary Corita, is known for her exuberant, colorful serigraphs and her teaching, as evidenced in her lively art classes. She taught lettering and layout, image finding, and art structure for 20 years in Immaculate Heart College's art department. As a Catholic nun from 1936 until 1968, Corita lived and worked in the Immaculate Heart of Mary community in Los Angeles.
While constantly looking and discovering visually, Corita There, she screened multiple films simultaneously, hosted guest thinkers including Saul Bass, Buckminster Fuller and John Cage, and guided the making of large-scale collaborative projects with students.Corita regularly took her students out for looking sessions at a used car lot or an art exhibition.