A wonderful profile of Corita Kent, a "joyous revolutionary." In the early 1960s my mother bought one of her seriegraphs that now hangs in my living room. Later she created a print quoting my father: "Wouldn't you go to prison if it would help end a war?"
Kent, especially during the ’60s when she was at her most prolific, used art to protest and comment on the state of the world around her. In both her art and her life, Kent confronted issues such as the Vietnam War, poverty, racial... eyeondesign.aiga.org/K8frH
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I’d like to see a photo of that print - wouldn’t you go to prison if it would help to win a war. Thanks.
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Replying to @shoofoolatte
That’s “to help END the war.”

Jun 10, 2019 · 9:43 PM UTC

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Replying to @RobertEllsberg
As one who works with prisoners, I love this. Thanks again.