Google doodle honored Sister Corita Kent (1918-1986), whose vibrant silkscreen pop art is all about social justice and peace. Yesterday would have been her 96th birthday. I would love one of her posters, btw. And more in the Catholic-nuns-are-so-cool
The list, however, originates from celebrated artist and educator Sister Corita Kent and was created as part of a project for a class she taught in 1967-1968. It was subsequently appropriated as the official art department rules
Corita Kent, also known as Sister Mary Corita Kent, was a world famous pop artist Google celebrated with a Google Doodle who would have been 96 on Thursday if she was still alive. The Iowa-born artist became a Catholic nun in 1936, took art classes
Sister Corita Kent was an artist and an educator who worked in both Los Angeles and Boston. She worked almost exclusively with silkscreen and her distinctive style helped to bring screen printing into the world of fine art.
They've been adding contemporary paints to the collection, including the vibrant colors Sister Mary Corita Kent used on the big, striped gas tank off Route 93. Khandekar also points to the highly publicized 2007 analysis of three disputed paintings