A nearfine book in good jacket, with very good folder of fine prints, all in good slipcase. A copy of pop art by flavia frigeri, which retails at. Sister corita kent posters from the 1968 pilgrim press. Cortia was born frances elizabeth kenthon november 20th in the year. Blog blog the illuminated alphabet competition house. Signed by corita kent on the first page, corita with her drawing of a heart. Sister corita kent posters from the 1968 pilgrim press book. Mary corita kent sure one unique 1966 limited edition print. Corita kent s artwork has been recognized for being both striking and delightful. By the 1960s, her vibrant serigraphs were drawing international acclaim. Heres one of the great works of the 20th century, says rees. Damn everything but the circus alphabet print x sister corita kent 10. Coritas work reflected her concerns about poverty, racism, and war, and her messages of peace and social justice continue to resonate with audiences today. In her bold graphic prints, the artist corita kent proposed a new form of praying.
Corita began printmaking in the 50s, creating an exten. Corita kent 19181986, 1968, circus alphabet and circus. See all books authored by corita kent, including learning by heart. At age 18 she entered the religious order immaculate heart of mary, eventually teaching in and then heading up the art department at immaculate heart college. Corita kent circus alphabet and circus, serigraphs. Mary corita kent paintings for sale mary corita kent art. For over three decades, corita, as she is commonly referred to, experimented in printmaking, producing a prodigious and groundbreaking body of work that combines faith. Corita kent was an artist, educator, and advocate for social justice who worked primarily in serigraphy. Her circus alphabet series of screen prints is no exception. Corita kent circus alphabet design boxed notecards placewares. The alphabet by sister corita kent earlier this month i made my way down to miami for art basel.
Kent contrasts and scrambles graphic and typographic techniques past and present, mixing found imagery derived from antique. Footnotes and headlines was on view on the first floor of the. Sasha carrera, former director of the corita art center, has written extensively on artist corita kent, and her screenplay about corita is. Damn everything but the circus alphabet print x sister corita. Corita kents artwork has been recognized for being both striking and delightful. See more think america american artist corita kent juxtaposed spiritual, pop cultural, literary, and political writings alongside symbols of consumer culture and modern life in order to create bold images and prints during the. I first discovered this book in the childrens section of a bookstore years ago, but with the poetry, literary quotes and messages of deeper social concern it is far from a childrens. With a panel for each letter of the alphabet, each panel does something different, riffing on a basic idea, building novelty. Corita was a nun and artist during the and taught at the immaculate heart college in l. Adjacent to it is another alphabet created that same year, the signal code alphabet, inspired by the worldwide system of maritime communication that makes use of signals flags. Jan 20, 2015 corita kent s artwork has been recognized for being both striking and delightful. Corita kent circus alphabet design boxed notecards the store at. Mary corita kent 19181986 united states is an artist born in 1918 the oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a printmultiple sold in 2000, at baltimore book company, and the most recent auction result is a printmultiple sold in 2020.
The book contains the 44 letters of the hungarian alphabet, each paired with an il. The gaiety, the spirit, the excitement that is the circus is here in a tumble of exquisite color and design created by the celebrated artist. Corita kent circus alphabet design boxed notecards by. Get the best deals on corita kent when you shop the largest. Corita kent circus alphabet design boxed notecards walmart.
Sm 4to set containing hardcover book in black cloth with title blind to front board and gilt to spine, and folder of prints. The gaiety, the spirit, the excitement that is the circus is here in a tumble of exquisite color and design created by the celebrated artist corita kent. In 1970, after kents move to boston, she produced and designed her sixth book, damn everything but the circus, an a b c book celebrating the 3ring circus as a metaphor for life. Damn everything but the circus is the letters of the alphabet dancing, bareback riding, clowning, tightrope walking, trapeze flying, acrobating their way through fluorescent colors of circus magic and capturing the magic of life as they do so.
Everyone who sends their complete illuminated alphabet will receive complimentary tickets to corita kent. Teachings to free the creative spirit, and someday is now. 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. She was also a teacher at the immaculate heart college. Corita kent circus alphabet design boxed notecards the. Produced in a similar fashion to corita kents damn everything but the circus, originally released in 1970, international signal code alphabet special edition is presented within a commemorative boxset containing all 26 letters, reproduced now as fine art prints.
Damn everything but the circus was created in 1970. 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 and educator. See more ideas about art, prints and screen printing. Discover book depositorys huge selection of corita kent books online. Corita kent, x give a damn, 1969, serigraph, 23 x 23 18 inches, tang teaching museum collection, gift of harry hambly, serigrapher, hambly studios, 2016. A fascinating piece of history, sister corita was producing groundbreaking art during the tumult of the 1960s, and is now regarded as a major artist that was fiercely independent and hugely influential.
Corita kent, also known as sister corita kent 19181986, was an. Corita kent circus alphabet design boxed notecards. Sister corita kent is an artist, activist, and a nun, things that more often than not are on opposite sides of the spectrum. She entered the religious order, immaculate heart of mary in hollywood at age 18. Corita kent 19181986 was an artist, educator, and advocate for social justice. Corita kent books list of books by author corita kent. In art, book tags corita kent, book, screen prints, colour, az, alphabet, 70s. Kent, corrita, damn everything but the circus, holt, rinehart and winston, 1970 berry, ian, someday is now,prestel usa, 20, p. I had previously viewed this book online, but in person, its almost as if the photos online did it no justice.
With this set of 26 unique tent notecards, galison has made it possible to share the lively pairings of letters and imagery with friends and family. Corita kent november 20, 1918 september 18, 1986, aka sister mary corita kent, was born frances elizabeth kent in fort dodge, iowa. Damn everything but the circus corita kent stated first. Sasha carrera, former director of the corita art center, has written extensively on artist corita kent, and her screenplay about corita is currently in development with producer laura bickford. Jan 20, 2015 corita kent s artwork has been recognised for being both striking and delightful. Rare hand signed corita sister mary corita kent serigraph c 1973 silksc. Damn everything but the circus is the letters of the alphabet dancing, bareback riding, clowning, tightrope walking, trapeze flying, acrobating their way through.
Sister mary corita kent damn everything but the circus. Blog blog the illuminated alphabet competition house of. Corita kent, damn everything but the circus, 1970 collection of artwork by corita kent our evolving collection contains almost works of modern and contemporary art. In 1970, corita published her iconic damn everything but the circus series also known as the circus alphabet series in book form. Corita kent 19181986, 1968, circus alphabet and circus, serigraphs. Graphic design illustration, graphic design inspiration, book design, design art, print design, jazz poster. See more ideas about screen printing, pop art and art.
Sister corita by mary corita kent, harvey cox and samuel a. Damn everything but the circus by corita kent is an alphabet using various quotes she found inspirational and relevant at the time. Its a collection serigraphs of inspiring quotes each representing a letter of the alphabet, the title coming from e. The book that immediately caught my attention was titled damn everything but the circus written by sister corita kent in 1970. Key themes in her work included christianity, and social justice. Sister mary corita kent damn everything but the circus signed. For over three decades, corita, as she is commonly referred to, experimented in printmaking, producing a prodigious and groundbreaking body of work that combines faith, activism, and teaching with messages of acceptance and hope.
Footnotes and headlines was on view on the first floor of the schlesinger library, monday through friday, from 9 a. Get the best deals on corita kent when you shop the largest online selection at. Corita kent circus alphabet design boxed notecards galison, kent, corita on. Growing as christians bible, life and worship series book 6 by sister mary corita kent. Jul 01, 2018 damn everything but the circus was created in 1970. Corita kent, also known as sister mary corita, was an artist with an innovative approach to design and education. Corita kents artwork has been recognised for being both striking and delightful.
Oct 01, 2006 116 of 20 results for sister corita kent. Her work evolved from figurative and religious to incorporating advertising images and slogans, popular. She worked almost exclusively with silkscreen and serigraphy, helping to establish it as a fine art medium. Corita kent circus alphabet design boxed notecards by galison 20150120 hardcover 1656 3. Chronicle books, corita kent circus alphabet design boxed notecards.