She was drawn to the bold graphics of Pop Art, making serigraphs so that her work would be affordable. ... she left the order in 1968, relocating to Boston. She died of cancer there in 1986 at age ...

A nun in the order of the Immaculate Heart of Mary for more than three decades, Sister Mary Corita was a well-known educator and artist dubbed the “Pop Art nun” by the press.

As she went from convent art teacher to unlikely pop-art star and vocal civil-rights activist, she was Corita Kent. Finally, on leaving the order at the age of 50, she became simply Corita.

Corita in her studio, c. 1965. mage courtesy of the Corita Art Center, Los Angeles, corita.org. But she was more than just a nun, of course. Kent was a significant figure in American graphic arts ...

As accidental adverts for art shows go, a giant pooch made of flowers is a crowd pleaser. Outside the Guggenheim Bilbao in northern Spain, Jeff Koons’ much-loved flower 1992 sculpture “Puppy ...