Corita Kent

Sister Corita Kent

(1918 - 1986) nun, artist, teacher, activist “You want peace, work for justice. NOW!”

Corita Kent was an Immaculate Heart nun who taught art in Los Angeles. After leaving the sisterhood in 1968, she devoted herself to conveying artistic messages of optimism and peace, including a brilliant rainbow painted on a natural gas tank along a Boston highway.

The public enjoyed the characteristic splashes of color that graced this 1985 Love issuance, and more than 700 million stamps were sold.

“I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice.

– Camus

Corita was an artist with an innovative approach to design and education. By the 1960s, her vibrant serigraphs were drawing international acclaim. Her work reflected her concerns about poverty, racism, and war, and her messages of peace and social justice continue to resonate with audiences today.

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