The Art of Corita Kent: Psalms of Lament and Praise

Abstract

For years, Sister Corita Kent has been overlooked as a significant artist of the 20th Century because of the fine line her work treads between secularism and Christianity. This paper seeks to grapple with the social and religious themes of Kent’s work and defend a new interpretation of her art as containing psalms of both lament and praise. In a period where pop artists sought to trivialize the consumeristic world around them, Kent’s art stands alone in its ability to bring meaning to society and work as a catalyst for true change.