American Artist
Born Frances Elizabeth Kent, November 20, 1918, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Died September 18, 1986, Boston, Massachusetts

Created art under the names:
Sister Mary Corita
Sister Corita
Sister Corita Kent

1936 – Joined the Order of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Los Angeles, CA
1945 – Graduated from Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles, CA
1945 – Grade school teacher, British Columbia, Canada
1947 – Art teacher, Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles, CA
1951 – Master's Degree in Art History from University of Southern California
1951 – First art exhibition
1952 – Art judged first place, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
1952 – Art judged first place, California State Fair
1964 – Named chairman of the Immaculate Heart College Art Department
1965 – Curated and directed IBM, New York art exhibit of her student's work 1968
1965 – Became a full-time professional artist, Boston MA

Major commissions include but not limited to:
Amnesty International
The Boston Gas Company
Westinghouse
United States Post Office

Museum exhibitions include but not limited to:
Art Institute of Chicago
Boston Museum of Fine Art
Hammer Museum in Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum in New York
Museum of Modern Art in New York
National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris
Victoria and Albert Museum in London