SISTER MARY CORITA KENT Original 1966 Promotional Monograph DAISY WITH ALL THE PETALS YES / Two Heads Really Are Better Than One / Yes. Yes. Yes. / Art D'Eglise
DAISY WITH ALL THE PETALS YES / Two Heads Really Are Better Than One / Yes. Yes. Yes. / Art D'Eglise by SISTER MARY CORITA KENT
Published by Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles, CA, 1966. First edition, softcover, illustrated wrappers, side staple bound, 11.25" x 8.5", 32 pages, off-set printed, profusely illustrated in black & white and color, edition size unknown. A promotional booklet by and about Sister Corita, her art, prints and serigraphs with contributions from various authors including poet Robert Lowell and artist Ben Shahn. GOOD Condition: covers have light foxing and some staining, corner-tip, spine edge wear but remain bright. Internally, the staples are oxidized but holding well, otherwise the inner pages are tight, bright, clean and unmarked. A respectable copy of this uncommon Sister Corita Artist Monograph.
Sister Mary Corita Kent (1918-1986) was the most controversial nun of the 1960s and is one of the most famous Graphic Artists in America. A Sister of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, she ran the Art Department at Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles until 1968 when she left the Order to pursue her art.