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Corita Kent, also known as Sister Mary Corita, was an artist, educator, and advocate for social justice. At age 18 she entered the religious order of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, later heading the art department at Immaculate Heart College, during which time she developed her distinctive style of socially engaged art. She left the order in 1968, after which her work became sparser and more introspective. Despite battling cancer, she remained active in social causes until her death in 1986, by which time she had created almost 800 serigraph editions, thousands of watercolors, and innumerable public and private commissions.
