LABC Presents: The Legacy of Corita Kent with The Corita Art Center!
Wed, Sep 03
|The Los Angeles Breakfast Club
Enjoy a catered breakfast, silly songs, club traditions, and special presentation each week at the historic Los Angeles Breakfast Club.
Time & Location
Sep 03, 2025, 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
The Los Angeles Breakfast Club, 3201 Riverside Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA
Guests
About the event
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT CODE - EARLYBIRDCORITA
Use this code at checkout for $2 off your order* if used before Saturday, August 30th!
(*valid on orders with a minimum subtotal of $25)
ABOUT THE PRESENTATION:
Corita Kent (1918–1986) was an artist, educator, and advocate for social justice. At age 18 she entered the religious order Immaculate Heart of Mary, eventually teaching and then heading the art department at Immaculate Heart College. During the course of her career, her artwork evolved from using figurative and religious imagery to incorporating advertising images and slogans, popular song lyrics, biblical verses, and literature. Throughout the ‘60s, her work became increasingly political, urging viewers to consider poverty, racism, and social injustice. In 1968, she left the order and moved to Boston. After 1970, her work evolved into a sparser, introspective style, influenced by living in a new environment, a secular life, and her battles with cancer.…
Tickets
Breakfast Tickets
$35.00
+$0.88 ticket service fee
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