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Corita Kent
This Beginning of Miracles1953

Not on view
Horizontal painting crowded with overlapping figures, jeweled faces, draped fabric, and decorative vessels in crimson, gold, and rose tones
Artist or Maker
Corita Kent
United States, Iowa, 1918-1986
Title
This Beginning of Miracles
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1953
Medium
Screenprint
Dimensions
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 7/8 in. (40.32 × 50.48 cm) Image: 15 3/8 × 19 3/8 in. (39.05 × 49.21 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald
Accession Number
53.9.1
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Davis, Bruce and Ebria Feinblatt. Los Angeles Prints: 1883-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980.
  • Dammann, April. Corita Kent: Art and Soul: The Biography. Santa Monica, California: Angel City Press, 2015.
Copyright
© Corita Art Center, Los Angeles, corita.org