In the News
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FYIDC: She Will Rock You
Washington Life Magazine—There’s no denying it, we are in the midst of a women’s moment. Fresh off the heels of the London Olympics, where women dominated... -
'Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power' Comes To National Museum of Women in The Arts in September
The Huffington Post—Early 20th century French composer Nadia Boulanger once said: "A great work of art is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty." It is safe to say the first ladies of rock-n-roll... -
Provocative art put Catholic nun in the middle of a 1960s maelstrom
Religion and Ethics Newsweekly—Combining images and words from advertising, pop culture and religion, the bold graphic art of Sister Mary Corita was as deeply representative of the spirit of the 1960s... -
ARTtalk: French Twist
ARTnews—In the 18th and 19th centuries, women artists in France had to overcome canards that they were insufficiently intellectual to paint historical works and too feminine to handle... -
Before there were “nuns on a bus,” there was Sister Corita Kent
The Washington Post—God was written all over Sister Corita Kent’s work, literally. Her 60s pop-art melange of ad pitches, Bible verses and poetry said subversive stuff like “Jesus Never Fails,” and, on a bright yellow screenprint of Pope John XXIII... -
The 3-Minute Interview: Kathryn Wat
The Examiner—Wat is a curator for the National Museum of Women in the Arts. The museum is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and will be closing the season with the exhibition "Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power,"...