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With Love to the Everyday Miracle" by Sister Corita Kent is a 1976 sérigraphie sur papier that we are extremely fortunate to have in our current auction Item 65. It is signed by the artist.
Sister Corita gained international fame for her vibrant serigraphs during the 1960s and 1970s. A Sister of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, she ran the Art Department at Immaculate Heart College from 1964 until 1968 when she left the Order and moved to Boston. Corita’s art reflects her spirituality, her commitment to social justice, her hope for peace and her delight in “the world that takes place all around us.” Her works are quite famous and collectible. Another of her major works you might know is the 1985 Love Stamp. She used a similar theme for a gas tank in Boston.
Her works combined her incredible graphic artistry with quotes from the Bible and favorite authors. She borrowing phrases and used popular culture, such as song lyrics and advertising slogans, as raw material for her bursts of text and color. Her work is still fresh and meaningful today.
After she died of cancer in 1986, the Corita Art Center was formed to preserve and promote Corita’s art, teaching and spirit of love, peace and social justice. The Corita Art Center maintains an archive of Corita's work and ephemera and facilitates exhibitions of Corita's work all over the world.
Current Exhibitions of her work are being shown in the Galerie Allen, Paris - March 12-April 19, 2014, “but there is only one thing that has power” and in Circle Culture Gallery Berlin, Germany - February 22- May 5, 2014 “Sister Corita - Let the Sun Shine in - A Retrospective.”
Her works sell from hundreds to thousands of dollars.
May we use her art as our inspiration to share her love for the everyday miracle.
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Liz
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