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For Sale Is For One 1 Pencil New - Unsharpened - Sold Out Corita Kent was an educator, artist, and
social justice advocate who believed that art could be a tool for
dialogue, reflection, and change. While
chair of the Art Department at Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles,
Corita asked her students to engage in “slow looking” exercises. Using a
paper viewfinder tool that simulated the experience of using a camera,
her students were able to select, isolate, and examine the details of
the world around them. This resulted in piles of drawings that taught
the students how to slow down and see the world with a fresh
perspective. This
message of being present and curious permeated through every chapter of
Corita’s life and work. From the 1950’s until her death in 1986 her art
progressed from modernist interpretations of traditional religious
subjects to pop-infused political statements and introspective
examinations. The
Blackwing 93 is a tribute to Corita and her message to slow down and
find gratitude in the everyday. Each pencil features one of the six
colorful brushstrokes that make up Corita’s iconic rainbow swash.
Commissioned in 1971, the rainbow swash adorns a 140-foot-tall natural
gas storage tank along Interstate 93 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The
pencils contain our soft graphite. NOTE:THIS LISTING IS FOR THE PURPLE PENCIL Any Questions Please Feel Free To Ask Sorry No International Shipping Thanks For Looking
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