Love Is Hard Work: The Art and Heart of Corita Kent

By Dan Paley

The story of how a Catholic nun became one of the twentieth century's most significant artists and activists is brought to life in a colorful picture book biography.

"To be fully alive is to work for the common good." --Corita Kent

Frances Kent always loved making things. When she joined the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, she took the name Corita--meaning little heart--and devoted her life to what mattered most to her: art and religion. As an art teacher, Sister Corita emphasized practice and process over the final product and taught her students to experiment and break the rules. As a religious person, she turned her faith into concrete action and spoke out about the injustices she saw in the world. In the height of post-war consumerist culture, Corita, a contemporary of Andy Warhol, turned advertising on its head and wrote a new kind of scripture. Complimented by Victoria Tentler-Krylov's vibrant illustrations that--like Corita's work--incorporate typography and ads, author Dan Paley paints a portrait of the little-known but immensely influential pop-art nun whose messages are just as relevant today as they were in years past.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1536220329
• ISBN13: 9781536220322
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 5.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.5" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3