Provocative Art Put Catholic Nun in the Middle of 1960s Maelstrom

RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
By David Anderson
WASHINGTON, DC---In today's visual and graphically dominant popular culture, [Sister Mary] Corita's work -- her bold typography, vivid colors, the use of ad logos and slogans -- resonates with a new generation. "Corita's art from the 1960s, which is based in advertising, has this great pop appeal to us today in our media-saturated culture,'' said Kathryn Wat of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington. The museum has mounted an exhibition of Corita's work, "R(ad)ical Love: Sister Mary Corita,'' drawn from the collection of the Rev. Robert Giguere (1917-2003), a member of the Society of St. Sulpice and a friend of Corita's from her time in California. [link]