Corita Art Center--Art and Activism of Sister Mary Corita - Her art, & socio-political legacy.

Corita’s cries for peace in the era of Vietnam were not always welcome. In 1965 her "Peace on Earth" Christmas exhibit in IBM’s New York show room was seen as too subversive and Corita had to amend it. However, her work continued to be an outlet for Corita’s activism—in her words: "I am not brave enough to not pay my income tax and risk going to jail. But I can say rather freely what I want to say with my art." By then Corita was the chairman of the famous Immaculate Heart College Art Department. Buckminster Fuller described his visit to the department as "among the most fundamentally inspiring experiences of my life." Other influential friends of hers included Charles Eames , Ben Shahn, Harvey Cox and the Berrigan brothers.			In 1968 Corita decided to devote herself entirely to making art. She left the Order and Los Angeles, and moved to Boston’s Back Bay. She made numerous commissioned works (Westinghouse Group W ads, book covers and murals) and continued to create her own serigraphs in the next 18 years. Corita remained active in social causes and designed posters and billboards for Share, the International Walk for Hunger, Physicians for Social Responsibility and Amnesty International. The Boston Gas tank on the Southeast Expressway still bears her famous 150-foot rainbow swash, which is a similar to her design for the 1985 Love Stamp. On Sept. 18, 1986 Corita finally lost her battle with cancer and died in her home. Read more
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Exhibition	Upcoming Exhibition	Current Exhibitions	Sister Corita's News
Sister Corita:The Joyous Revolutionary Bring a comprehensive exhibition of Corita's bold and brilliant art to a gallery in your area. It is currently available to travel around the country through Exhibits USA	Footnotes and Headlines: Hammer Museum; July 7, 2009 Corita Retrospective September 9, 2009- April 10, 2010 Los Angeles Cathedral exhibition Sister Corita: the Joyous Revolutionary June 20009-2012 Sister Corita: The Joyous Revolutionary. Exhibitions USA, traveling exhibition.	“WOMEN & SPIRIT: Catholic Sisters in America ” is a traveling exhibit that reveals the mystery behind a small group of independent American women who helped shape the nation’s social and cultural landscape Everywhere Visit leafpond.com to see a recent discussion about Corita's work at the Corita Art Center.	Available to members of the Friends of the Corita Art Center at the Different Drummer level Rare prints by Corita for sale by private collectors.