Corita Kent (born 1918, also known as Sister Mary Corita) began creating serigraphs (or screenprints) in the 1950s and gained international recognition in the 1960s. In 1968, she left the order and relocated to Boston to continue making art full time. Kent is known for her vibrant serigraphs that combined spiritual, pop cultural, and political themes. Her work reflected her concerns about poverty, racism, and war alongside imagery from advertisements and consumer culture at large. She made work directly in response to the Vietnam War, Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, and other events of the time. Kent’s work is in the collections of many major institutions; most is held by the Corita Art Center in Los Angeles and the Hammer Museum (UCLA). She is recognized as a key figure in the Pop Art movement and art activism. She passed away in 1986.