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1965 Sister Mary Corita (Sister Mary Corita in 1965, courtesy of the Corita Art Center.)
1media/Sister Mary Corita 1965_thumb.jpeg2022-01-28T01:27:08+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a4911Worked from a studio at Immaculate Heart College. "LA's most famous artist in the 1960s, her prints became increasingly political, which led L.A.'s famously right wing cardinal, Francis McIntyre, to order her either to confine herself to traditional religious duties or to renounce her vows. She left the order in 1968, followed by most of the rest of the sisters at the college. " - Set the Night on Fire: LA in the Sixtiesplain2022-01-28T01:27:08+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49