pentecost
About this artwork
Corita Kent used her striking colour palette to unite religious imagery with expressive abstract forms in her screenprints of this period. The rich, deep purples, reds and oranges combine in overlapping and translucent shapes, anchored by the frieze of stylized human figures along the bottom edge, who face the viewer straight on. Corita once said that she felt ‘at home with ... the loose forms and the simplicity’ of American abstract painting like Helen Frankenthaler’s. She would move away from this style by the mid-1960s, when her work began to prioritise messages of social justice and calls to action through graphic slogan prints.
Published September 2022
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artist:Corita Kent (1918 - 1986) American
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title:pentecost
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date created:1955
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materials:Screenprint on paper
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measurements:39.60 x 54.60 cm (paper 48.30 x 61.40 cm)
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object type:
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credit line:Presented by Mr and Mrs J.H. Macdonell 1961
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accession number:GMA 784
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Corita Kent
Corita Kent
Corita Kent was an artist, educator, and social activist. Born Frances Elizabeth Kent, she grew up in Hollywood, California and took the name Sister Mary Corita when she entered the religious order Immaculate Heart of Mary at 18 years old. She remained a nun for 32 years and was head of the art...